The US is no stranger to epidemics. As far back as the 1600s, for example, Americans were falling victim to smallpox. Since ...

The South African poultry industry is once again on high alert following confirmed outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian ...

South African authorities have confirmed new outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain on two poultry ...

Bird flu has ravaged poultry flocks worldwide in recent years, including in the United States, and top poultry exporter Brazil this year reported its first known case on a commercial farm ...

A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...