Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Birds in a Gallatin County backyard flock have tested positive for bird flu, the state’s Department of Livestock announced. The owner of a backyard flock of poultry noticed several dead birds ...

It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ...

The University of Maryland and USDA Agricultural Research Service researchers have secured $648,881 to develop a nasal vaccine that can prevent H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows. The funding comes from the ...

In early 2024, the bird influenza that had been spreading across the globe for nearly three decades did something wholly unexpected: It showed up in dairy cows in the Texas Panhandle. A dangerous bird ...

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Siddipet district, Telangana, specifically at a poultry farm in Kangal village. Authorities are implementing measures to prevent the spread, including ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in New York City despite the state’s temporary live market shut down in February — and activists want a total closure of the slaughter houses. At least 4,180 ...

Few crises illustrate this more starkly than highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a relentless virus that is spreading across borders, devastating poultry farms, and raising urgent questions ...