A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...

Bird flu was busy in South Dakota and in some surrounding states in December. According to the USDA’s avian flu tracker, as ...

Following a year of presumed absence, highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] is sweeping through Iowa waterfowl populations ...

The Iowa DHHS reported the first human case of Avian Influenza in Iowa last week. Dr. Mark Rupp at Nebraska Medical Center, ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium closed the Simmons Aviary after some confirmed cases of bird flu in the Douglas County area.

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...

An investigation by KFF Health News reveals key problems in the U.S. response to bird flu, including deference to the farm ...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a declaration of disaster after a commercial turkey flock in Worth County was found to ...

The abnormally warm winter weather isn’t helping to contain the virus. The birds congregate to keep the still water open and ...

Iowa health officials reported the state's first human case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza earlier this week.

Through consumption of dairy products and interactions with infected animals, humans are also at risk for exposure.