A bird-flu pandemic is not an exhilarating prospect. Though the strains of the virus currently in circulation may not be as ...

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about bird flu lately.It’s killed millions of chickens, driving up the price of eggs. It’s ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kristen Coleman, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Maryland, about the recent cases of bird flu in cats and what steps to take to protect pets.