Avian influenza viruses, also called bird flu, can infect a wide variety of bird species and some species of mammals — ...

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns spoke with a doctor about bird flu and steps you can take to help prevent it. PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Cases of bird flu, or avian flu, are rising in parts of the country. The ...

In the U.S., bird flu headlines have focused on an unprecedented number of American cases and the impact of the virus on dairy cows and on poultry ...

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...

More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. One person has been killed.

A new H5N1 strain has been spotted in cows and New York is temporarily closing live poultry markets, among other warning ...

Gov. Hochul orders temporary closure of NYC live poultry markets amid avian flu concerns, emphasizing no immediate public ...

President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...

This incident follows a recent bird flu case at a commercial poultry plant in Georgia, highlighting the ongoing concern of the virus's spread. Bird flu continues to impact poultry populations ...

Research suggests cats, who can carry bird flu and human influenza viruses, can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people.