H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

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

Avian influenza, or the bird flu, is an extremely infectious respiratory disease that affects all domestic poultry, including laying hens, broilers, and turkeys, as well as waterfowl and game birds.

The virus spreads between birds and cattle, but not as easily among humans and pigs. What avian flu precautions can I take to protect my livestock? Keep your livestockbio away from open water ...

The case was identified following routine surveillance of co-located livestock on premises where avian influenza had been confirmed in captive birds. Defra has introduced livestock surveillance on ...

“The current risk of bird flu for the general public is low. However, people with close and prolonged, unprotected contact with infected birds and other animals are at greater risk of infection ...

This outbreak has decimated poultry flocks since 2022. Bird flu is so lethal in poultry that more than 160 million birds have been killed during this outbreak, driving egg prices sky high.

Avian flu spreads rapidly among domesticated birds with weaker immunity and can mutate to become especially deadly. If these strains return from livestock to the wild, birds such as this year's bird ...

But consumers shouldn’t have to look hard for facts. Although avian influenza is a serious disease for birds, significant safeguards are in place to make sure that eggs from infected chickens ...