The Department of Agriculture ordered a temporary ban on the importation of both domestic and wild birds from New Zealand, which reported an outbreak of avian influenza or "bird flu." ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it temporarily banned the importation of domestic and wild birds from New Zealand following reports of an outbreak ...

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.

No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Wednesday the temporary import ban of domestic and wild birds, and other poultry ...

The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), has imposed a ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from New Zealand amid an avian influenza or bird flu outbreak.

A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S.

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

H5N1 has infected 66 people in the United States since early 2024, mostly causing mild illness. A Louisiana man was the first to get severely sick.

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has slapped a temporary ban on poultry products from New Zealand following a bird flu outbreak. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. signed Memorandum ...