The highly contagious bird flu has hit Montgomery County, Maryland, where officials say a backyard flock of chickens tested ...

N ow that bird flu has been detected in animals in all 50 states, and nearly 70 cases have been confirmed in people, health ...

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

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

H5N1 bird flu, also known as avian influenza, continues to spread, with reports of a third human case from an unknown ...

In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian ...

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...

Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly ...

This op-ed argues that to fight avian flu and other animal-borne illnesses, we need to overhaul our food system.