Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...

The bird flu has battered the United States’ egg market. Initially, it left metro Atlanta grocery stores scrambling to fill their shelves. Now, just ahead of Easter, it’s easier to find eggs for ...

It’s a beautiful spring day, so you decide to go for a nice walk around your neighborhood. You are strolling along the ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

Sharpe was joined by Maya Thomas of Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Abby Tomita of Oregon State University. The ...