H5N1 Flu

The latest variant was found on a farm in California.

RFK Jr. supporters are hoping to see him legalize the consumption of raw milk. But with bird flu on the rise, experts warn it's not worth the risk.

Testing wastewater could be a quick way to detect and manage H5N1 on farms.

Q&A: From people avoiding wild birds to farmers protecting their animals, Kent State epidemiologist Dr. Tara Smith shares tips on bird flu prevention.

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The ongoing H5N1 outbreak has affected 70 million birds, causing an estimated $2.5 billion to $3 billion in losses to poultry producers.

Industrial farming’s entire business model creates the perfect conditions for diseases to spread.

One free range farmer says he should be allowed to keep his birds indoors to prevent infection.

North Carolina has the third highest number of birds affected by avian influenza in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Hungary, Canada, Korea and Poland suspendedThe Cen

When bird flu first struck dairy cattle a year ago, it seemed possible that it might affect a few isolated herds and disappear as quickly as it had

Locals who were at Sand Lake early on Saturday morning, February 1 spotted a Canadian Goose in distress. It turns out that their worst fears were true:

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spilled into many mammals, most notably cows and poultry, with several dozen human breakthrough infections. Zoonotic crossovers, with hemagglutinins mutated to enhance viral ability to use human α2-6-linked sialic acid receptors versus avian α2-3-linked ones, hi …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that seasonal influenza causes 3-5 million cases of severe illness annually. The influenza virus frequently undergoes genetic changes through antigenic drift and antigenic shift, resulting in annual epidemics and occasional pandemics. Consequently, a maj …

Avian influenza has continued to challenge the agricultural sector, impacting nearly every state over the past two years. Minnesota, a state where turkey production is a cornerstone of the economy, is no exception. For local...

Massive bird losses and market disruption prompt producers to advocate for vaccine strategies, and more testing, funding and auditors.

Agency response is gutting a key sector of agriculture, costing consumers more than $20 billion and doing little to stem spread of runaway bird flu H5N1

The ongoing outbreak of “bird flu” has spread widely across both wild bird populations and commercial poultry operations …

Scientists say the world needs to learn more about H5N1 bird flu and how it spreads

While the developments may not raise the risk of a pandemic, they could create more havoc for farmers, worsen egg shortages and expose surveillance gaps.

HAGERSTOWN- The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County. This is the fifth case of highly pathogenic […]

The Trump administration faces growing criticism for its intervention during the escalation of bird flu outbreaks across the United States, particularly for suspending…

By Ryan Berry

CHICAGO — A conservation group in Chicago says hundreds of red-breasted mergansers, a species of diving duck that typically winters in the Great Lakes region, have been found sick or dead of suspected avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — in the area over recent days. Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project […]

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns among the scientific community that it could result in human-to-human transmission and a new pandemic. Farmers are also concerned. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.

Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

With new cases of avian influenza appearing, what does this mean for global health and what are drug developers doing about it?