Those most likely to get infected are usually people who are in close contact with birds, such as poultry workers. The strains that can impact humans include A (H5N1) or A (H7N9), with H5N1 ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, in ...

The Department of Agriculture says 15 additional states have enrolled in the program. That brings the total to 28 states which account for nearly 65% of the nation’s milk production. H5N1 Bird Flu has ...

Expert says H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US is unlikely to cause a pandemic due to low risk of human-to-human transmission and universal mild symptoms.

A 28-year-old Cambodian man died from bird flu on Friday after eating sick chickens, the health ministry said.

A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...

The experiment of whether H5 can ever be successful in human populations is happening before our eyes,” Seema Lakdawala, a ...

The death comes at a time when the H5N1 virus has recently undergone an unusual mutation that is causing concern to the World ...

Avian Influenza has been detected in wild birds in Austin, local health authorities announced Wednesday.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A group that advocates for animal rights says the US Government needs to do more to stop the spread of bird flu or H5N1.

Basic public health protections help augment our national security protections,” particularly when it comes to emerging ...

Many different species of wild birds can be infected with HPAI. Geese and other waterfowl are particularly susceptible to ...