The risk to the public remained low, but people in close contact with dairy cattle may be at an increased risk, the state ...

Egg prices have decreased in recent weeks, but bird flu continues to be a hot topic across the country, especially with its ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

What is bird flu? It’s an influenza virus officially known as H5N1 ... Rivers, the Johns Hopkins epidemiologist, recently published a book on preventing outbreaks called “Crisis Averted. ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, ... She is the author of the book "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind Control," published by Hopkins Press.

Bird flu outbreaks have forced tens of millions of chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge. So far, the Department of Agriculture has ...

Bird Flu coverage from Scientific American, featuring news and articles about advances in the field. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Bird Flu. Bird Flu June 27, 2025.

That makes the arrival of bird flu on a dairy farm a slow-motion disaster. The incentives for farmers to cooperate remain dismal. Research by experts at Cornell University suggests bird flu can ...

Even though the 2024-2025 migratory bird season is winding down, concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — remain. The public is paying attention. Consumers are ...

Health officials are urging vigilance as reports of bird flu cases in humans appear to have stopped. In the last 14 months, infections have been reported in 70 people in the U.S. — most of them ...