More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

Flu viruses, including bird flu, are known for lots of genetic changes. WILLE: So as they've gone to new places, they've mixed and matched their genes with one of their normal influences.

The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry, cows and other animals. Its escalating presence in the environment increases the chances people will be exposed, and ...

Bird flu isn't a direct threat to humans yet, experts say, but they're keeping a close eye on the virus By Jen Christensen, CNN February 15, 2023 / 6:48 AM PST / CNN ...

Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.'s Game Commission veterinarian says. Skip to Article Set weather ...

ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — Eggs are often a breakfast staple, but for some farmers in the Upstate, they're also a livelihood. For local farmers, bird flu is not just a distant threat.

There are at least two bird flu vaccines for cows currently being tested. Cardona says they should be used soon. “I think that’s the only way you’re going to control it,” she says.

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking ...

California has declared a state of emergency over the outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows. H5N1, the virus that causes avian influenza, has been found in 645 dairies in California since August.

As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It goes by many names, H5N1, avian influenza, but commonly its called the bird flu. Veterinarians said this outbreak started in 2022 and can be contagious, as well as ...

H5N1, also known as bird flu, is one of several viruses that researchers at UNLV are looking for as they analyze wastewater throughout Southern Nevada.