Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has entered a concerning new phase, demonstrating its adaptability by spreading from ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck's Poultry Ranch wasn't sure how ...

Within 24 to 48 hours of the first detection of the virus, state and federal animal health officials work with farms to cull ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

The most recent state to have its poultry operations hit with bird flu: Georgia. The Georgia Department of Agriculture, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed on Friday ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Georgia officials have confirmed the state's first case of bird flu, halting all in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales until further notice. A poultry producer in Elbert ...

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious ...