Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that can cause flu in birds and sometimes spread to mammals, including humans. Migrating waterfowl (wild ducks, geese, and storks ...

Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...

The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case ...

Commonly known as bird flu, the H5N1 avian influenza virus is found in wild aquatic birds across the globe and can also cause outbreaks and disease in poultry. S. Mark Tompkins heads UGA’s ...

A person in Louisiana contracted the nation's first serious human case of avian influenza, or bird flu, and was admitted to the hospital in recent days, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird flu ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Burnett ...

avian influenza viruses infect people and make them sick. Most instances of people becoming infected have happened after prolonged, close contact with animals infected with bird flu or ...

Avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals. While it can spread to people from infected animals, it’s extremely rare for it to ...

Kansas State University’s Veterinary Health Center is not currently accepting poultry species or wild birds for treatment due ...

The virus H5N1 is a subtype of avian influenza, or bird flu. The virus is spread primarily through wild and domestic birds. However, it can also jump to mammals, such as dairy cows and ...