Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...

President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...

Q&A: From people avoiding wild birds to farmers protecting their animals, Kent State epidemiologist Dr. Tara Smith shares ...

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause ...

H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases. H5N1 was responsible for the first human death in the U.S. A new strain of a highly ...

While H5N9 is not currently considered a serious ... is not new, with similar strains detected in other countries, its outbreak in the US highlights ongoing risks posed by the bird flu.

Japan is facing the worst influenza outbreak in 25 years. This has been further highlighted by the death of Taiwanese actress ...

“That can form very new viruses [and] cause epidemics.” Flu ... birds, including commercial poultry and backyard flocks, had been infected. This encompasses more than 1,100 outbreaks in ...

While H5N9 is not currently considered a serious ... is not new, with similar strains detected in other countries, its outbreak in the U.S. highlights ongoing risks posed by the bird flu.

H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases. H5N1 was responsible for the first human death in the U.S. A new strain of a highly ...