Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

AND THEN HE DIED ON FEBRUARY 5TH. AND TISSUE RESULTS FROM THE LAB HAVE COME BACK CONFIRMING BIRD FLU. THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH KNOWN CASE AT A ZOO IN NEW ENGLAND. THIS IS BLUE. BLUE DIED FROM BIRD FLU.

Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard coops. The spread set off a fresh round of public health alerts among ...

A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of spreading to other mammals. Since 2022, more than 147 million birds in ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

FOR A VOTE. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS DETECTED ANOTHER CASE OF BIRD FLU. IT WAS FOUND IN A COMMERCIAL TURKEY FLOCK IN SAC COUNTY, AFFECTING MORE THAN 29,000 BIRDS. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS ...

In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian influenza in the U.S., on a duck farm in California. The latest strain isn’t ...

The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

Waffle House is charging customers extra for each egg they order as avian influenza sends prices higher. The chain said that on Monday, it started adding a $0.50 surcharge to each egg it sells.

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was ...