New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

People who feed geese, ducks and some other wild birds could contribute, albeit unintentionally, to the spread of avian flu. Kelly Bostian, Tulsa World Archive Steve Metzer ...

Brazil hopes to soon reverse those bans after declaring itself free of the bird flu virus on commercial flocks following a 28 ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

Humanity is facing the worst bird flu crisis on record. Since the disease’s resurgence in the 2020-2021 season, at least 250 million poultry have been culled around the world to nip outbreaks in the ...

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) considers a bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm in Brazil as "resolved," a ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time ...

Monitoring animal health and disease outbreaks helps save lives, prevent economic losses and stop the spread of diseases—whether they are epidemics (disease spread in a specific geographic region) or ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled ...

In Hampton Roads, bird flu outbreaks aren’t new. Lisa Barlow, president of Tidewater Rehabilitation and Environmental Education, recalls treating sick and dying Canada geese during a 2021 ...