Highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, or “bird flu,” cases are popping up, so here are some expert facts about the viral ...

Cows get bird flu, too Since 2024, bird flu has also been detected in dairy cows and their milk. The USDA is monitoring the milk supply; the best way to stay safe is to drink pasteurized milk, not raw ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the ...

At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a strain of bird flu that has not been seen in humans before, according to the Washington State Health Department. Since 2024, there have been 70 ...

Birds have been getting sick and dying in the Kansas City metro due to a rapidly-spreading strain of avian influenza, according to biologists and veterinarians. The highly pathogenic Eurasian H5N1 ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

Out on his farm in Dundee Township, Cliff McConville sees geese landing in the fields where his turkeys and chickens graze. It’s a sight that often unnerves poultry producers, as migratory waterfowl ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body's natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection.

MADISON – Wisconsin has experienced several outbreaks of avian influenza this fall as wild birds have begun their migration out of the state for the winter. The virus is highly contagious for birds, ...

A person in the Washington State has died of avian influenza. It’s the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. since January—but the infection was of a different strain than the one that has been ...

Amarillo Public Health renewed its calls for caution and awareness in the community after 12 birds tested "non-negative for ...