Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ...

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

"This is about the time of year when we would expect to see an increase in COVID, flu, RSV, and also norovirus," said Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the ...

As bird flu swept through Europe in 2023, the U.S. enacted import bans. In October 2023, France became the first major ...

Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

The state Department of Agriculture on Friday announced that it has detected a case of "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza" at ...