On February 5, the US Department of Agriculture said dairy cattle in the United States had tested positive for a particular strain of bird flu that was not previously found in cows.

With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading ...

CT DEEP, CT DoAg and CT DPH collaborated to release a fact sheet with important facts about the Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

MDA says they will begin sampling routinely collected raw cow's milk from the state's approximately 1,600 dairy farms to test ...

Bird flu continues to spread to farm animals, raising concerns about whether it's safe to drink milk or eat beef, eggs, and ...

The virus is spreading with greater speed among animals, with transmission to humans increasing. But risk to the general ...

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency due to a trifecta of bird flu strains. The state's Department of Agriculture provides more information about how this move can help farmers.

Sonya Stokes, M.D., an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients ...

Since the summer, the U.S. has begun preparing about 10 million doses of a vaccine that they think will be effective against H5N1 bird flu. Federal officials have elected not to u ...

The State of Minnesota is going to begin testing its raw milk for the H5N1 bird flu, as the virus is being found more in ...

As egg prices increase, backyard chicken flocks have become more appealing. Though the risk bird flu exposure is low, it’s ...