Bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread among U.S. livestock, driving up egg prices and worrying public health ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

File photo of ducks on a farm at Gironde in southwestern France. (Esperanza33/iStock/Getty Images) The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu ...

If bird flu is only spreading through direct animal contact, how did veterinarians with no known exposure get infected?

Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human ...

A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be silently spreading ...

The Highly Pathogenic avian influenza virus is a highly contagious disease that spreads among birds and other animals.

As bird flu continues to circulate among wild birds and domestic livestock, public health officials are increasingly ...

Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University ...

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a ...

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard ...

So far, most people with documented cases of bird flu have had mild symptoms that you would associate with a cold or standard flu - fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion—and one ...