Recent cases in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and other localities have been reported in wild birds since the start of the year. The city statement adds that the Centers for Disease ...

So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, ...

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

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

Lead researcher and CEO of POP Biotechnologies, Dr. Jonathan Lovell, is based at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Lovell said ...

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

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

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...