Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns spoke with a doctor about bird flu and steps you can take to help prevent it.

A branch of the H5N1 bird flu family tree that hadn't previously been seen in cattle has now been detected in dairy cows.

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

A federal scientific publication on Thursday returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of wildfires ...

Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and the difficulty of controlling infections in animals and the people who work closely with them.

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With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump stood before a table of groceries, a box of eggs included, and promised: "When ...

The National Weather Service, which is suffering its lowest staffing in decades, is staring down further cuts and the nomination of an agency leader its employees are wary of. A former agency official ...

This virus has infected chickens, cattle, and people and caused egg prices to skyrocket. How worried should you be?A farmer standing among her chickens at a farm in California.By Kevin Loria, ...