When migratory birds take flight, experts say that could prompt a resurgence in bird flu cases across the country, again ...

Summertime is usually the prime season for 4-H youth to competitively show chickens at their local fairgrounds. But earlier ...

The Trump administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of millions of dollars to develop mRNA vaccines and treatments ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision this week to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in mRNA vaccine funding ...

An outbreak of high pathogenicity avian influenza has been confirmed in the Western Cape, impacting both poultry and wild ...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.

Bird flu swept through more than 75% of California’s 1,000 dairy farms since August 2024, sickening cattle and leading to steep declines in milk production. Federal aid helped farmers recover ...

They found: 84% were aware bird flu was detected in Hawaii. 72% were very or somewhat concerned. 65% of backyard flock owners were not familiar with prevention. 2/3 were unaware of safe disposal.

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak—which has ...

A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes severe mastitis and decreased milk production in dairy cows, a drop-off ...

Bird Flu Is Killing Wildlife, and Experts Fear the Ecological Toll Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...