This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...

While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

Local hospitals are now being urged by the CDC to be on the lookout for avian influenza among patients. When children are ...

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

Learn about the new H5N9 bird flu strain in the US, its impact on food safety and prices, plus expert advice on protecting ...

As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it ...

Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...

Scientists are concerned that bird flu may eventually mutate so that it can readily spread among people – something it cannot ...

In Riverside County, 23 dairy and poultry farms including one backyard flock have tested positive for Avian influenza (bird ...

At least two field trials of vaccines against the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are set to be completed by the end ...