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

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

Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the High Plains.

Bird flu has long been a concern for scientists, but recent developments have raised alarms about its potential to cause a global pandemic. The discovery in 2024 that the H5N1 virus had jumped from ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms ... 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor ...

Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential ...

Backyard Poultry Face Bird Flu Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and ...

Lyme disease might be the most common tick-borne illness, but there are several other diseases you should know about this summer.

Poultry farms are urged to report any suspicious symptoms, he added ... and while the subtype seen in Ontario’s previous avian flu outbreak last year was also H5N2, the duck farm’s virus is a ...

Health officials in Vietnam have reported a severe H5N1 avian flu infection in an 8-year-old girl who is experiencing encephalitis symptoms, which appears to ... Greater Mekong region that has ...