Hospitals had been asked to conduct extra surveillance for possible avian flu cases in the spring and summer after highly ...

A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, and is recovering at home with mild upper respiratory tract symptoms, ...

Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's ...

Ducks and geese on a backyard farm in Oahu, the state's main island, tested positive for H5N1 last week, which was likely ...

A viral respiratory disease is causing a multi-state outbreak in wild birds, poultry and other animals. Bird flu has also lead to more than four dozen infections in people in the U.S. While most human ...

The World Is Watching The U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, And It's Scary As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States. The ...

It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in U.S. dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans continue to pile up.

There is an inherent conflict of interest -- and the potential for injury to public health -- when a federal department both ...

Authorities in Hawaii are warning residents who attended a local pet fair to watch for symptoms of avian influenza after a ...

State officials are urging vigilance after Hawaii’s first detection of H5N1 in a flock of rescued pet geese and ducks in ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...

There are many reasons to strenuously oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. But this one ...