So far, the outbreak has affected nearly 1000 dairy cow herds and resulted in more than 70 human cases, including the first ...

Bird flu may be a respiratory virus, but it still spreads through ground traffic. The shoes people wear every day could ...

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in ...

After staff and funding cuts across the HHS, the FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing dairy products.

Spring bird migration reaching peak activity this year, and millions of birds are traveling across the U.S. See when and where they fly in Louisiana.

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

Recent testing has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in mammal species in six Texas counties, state wildlife ...

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

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized ... So far, most U.S. infections have been mild ...