According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed it is monitoring for a number of red flags that suggest bird flu could become the world's next pandemic. The first severe human bird flu ...

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a person had been hospitalized with a “severe case” of bird flu. The hospitalization marks the first time that severe ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne’s County following routine ...

Bird flu control zones have been brought in around Lanark after a severe outbreak at a farm. On Friday, the chief veterinary ...

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A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill ...

NEW YORK — Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads across the U.S. The strain, known as H5N1, sickened several mammals ...

This past week brought a stark reminder to the Lehigh Valley that the bird flu circulating around the globe is endangering fowl and mammal alike. The good news despite the deaths of hundreds of snow ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Flu expert says bird flu virus may be spread by infected feces blowing in the wind. Dr. Michael Osterholm is a medical detective and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease ...

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed that there is “no evidence of risk” associated with eating poultry meat as ...