The ongoing outbreak of genotype B3.13 of the H5N1 avian flu virus in dairy cows was first detected in March 2024. The first human cases, in farm workers, followed shortly afterward. Official figures ...

A new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from ...

Bird flu has now spread to humans in a dozen states after public health officials confirmed an Ohio man had contracted the ...

The report is the latest evidence that the outbreak in dairy herds is spreading undetected in cows, and the spillover into ...

Three veterinarians who work with cows have tested positive for prior infections of H5 bird flu, according to a study ...

UC Davis researchers have found that acidification can kill H5N1 in waste milk, providing dairy farmers an affordable, ...

Blood testing of large-animal veterinarians suggests that H5N1 bird flu has spread more widely than US surveillance of the virus is capturing, according to a new study by federal and state disease ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally ...

A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.

As a national outbreak of bird flu is expanding, health officials in Illinois are now preparing to respond to possible cases in humans. The Centers for Disease Control is still emphasizing that the ...