The Trump administration is preparing to combat the avian flu by relying on 'biosecurity and medication' instead of depopulating entire infected flocks.

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania has become the first major dairy producing state to achieve HPAI-free status from the USDA for its milk supply. The milestone comes after a multidisciplinary push to begin bulk testing for the virus. HPAI stands for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or as its more commonly called: bird flu. The status […]

As more people are hospitalized with bird flu, here's what's going on with vaccines for humans.

Some employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the U.S.’ nuclear weapons, were reportedly summoned back to work after being laid off last week.

Cornell has launched a comprehensive resource that offers a one-stop clearinghouse for the most current and trustworthy information on bird flu.

For decades, doctors have worried about bird flu becoming a global pandemic. With cases now in the United States, is it time for the rest of us to worry?

Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

Belgium has recorded its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) this year at a poultry farm in Sint-Gillis-Waas, East...

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case.

We still have time to bring H5N1 under control, but we need more powerful tools now. The virus is spreading and evolving quickly. So should public policy.

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

State health departments are giving mixed signals on what they’ve heard from the Trump administration on H5N1, with some officials and experts concerned about a lack of communication.

Unprecedented H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks are occurring around the world and there is growing interest in the use of vaccines in affected regions. Vaccination when properly applied can contribute to HPAI control by significantly reducing virus shedding and breaking the tr …

Correction to: An Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Clade 2.3.4.4b

‘Why does it make any sense to have a big perimeter of dead chickens when it's the ducks and the geese that are spreading it?’ Kevin Hassett asks

CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner explores how a growing bird flu outbreak presents a dilemma for President Donald Trump’s administration involving priorities between health and food prices.

In today’s newsletter: Avian flu is hitting animals, sending food prices soaring and decimating farms – scientists are preparing for the worst-case scenario

(WHTM) – The Centers for Disease Control says bird flu has affected multiple flocks in Central Pennsylvania. Bird flu was detected at a Lancaster County commercial broiler production flock of…

Bird flu needs to be a Trump priority, Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin says.

A Wyoming woman has been hospitalized with the bird flu after her backyard chicken flock contracted the disease and died, state and federal health officials said.

With winter on its way in New Zealand, an immunologist is warning there could be higher levels of influenza going around in the months ahead, and is suggesting a broad...

Bosnia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of the disease known...

The infected woman, who is hospitalized, was likely exposed to H5N1 through contact with her infected backyard poultry flock.

Thom Petersen, the state's agriculture commissioner, said the move was an 'important step in helping Minnesota farmers affected by these... diseases'.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigation found evidence of H5 bird flu infection in three US veterinary practitioners who worked with dairy cattle, including one practitioner from a state with no reported infections. These findings highlight the potential risks to those exposed to infected livestock and the need for improved surveillance measures.

Acidification could become an important tool in preventing the spread of H5N1, which has found its way into dairy cattle.

On Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared its agenda for research into avian influenza in dairy cows as it works to make sure the milk supply remains safe to drink.

Standard-Freeholder column on the latest of what's known and not known on avian flu and dairy cattle.