What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens ...

Following our recent column on avian (bird) flu, we received two questions. One reader inquired why poultry are not ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

Waterfowl are natural carriers of avian influenza viruses and play a significant role in spreading HPAI. The bird flu outbreak, which continues to spread across the U.S. and the Eastern Shore of ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

Tests showed these geese tested positive for avian influenza, as suspected. So far, the risk of catching bird flu yourself remains low, but authorities urged caution if you find yourself around ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is the suspected cause of death in wild and domestic birds across Massachusetts, according to a press release from Massachusetts Department of Agricultural ...

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...

Rural communities could face greater risk from the spread of avian flu than their urban counterparts because of these factors, according to an infectious disease expert. “Our rural communities may not ...

Lubbock Public Health has confirmed that Avian Flu has been detected in a dead bird within the city. As of Friday, LPH stated there are no confirmed human cases of the Avian Flu in Lubbock.

A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections. While the patient was recently ...