Q: What is avian influenza? Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but ...

In a briefing to member states today, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged ...

Bird flu, or H5N1, is a highly infectious avian disease currently spreading through animal groups with cases in wild birds, ...

Of the 53 cases of avian influenza in animals in Oregon, none are dairy cattle. Oregon state veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz ...

No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus ...

Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

An outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed by United States health agencies in mid-2024. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).

Since 2022, the USDA reports more than 150 million chickens and turkeys have been lost to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

Pennsylvania agriculture officials call bird flu one of the primary threats facing the commonwealth's farmers.

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.