The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 million in the U.S.. This recent outbreak has resulted in major economic ...

According to a response to questions on bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that avian influenza A viruses can be either low pathogenic or highly pathogenic, Becker said.

Avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, prompting the implementation of strict biosecurity measures. Authorities emphasize the low risk to livestock and ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, first detected in humans in Hong Kong in 1997, has spread globally, spawning multiple variants and causing cross-species infections. It is now a top candidate for ...

In a Tuesday letter addressed to Kennedy, the Democrats said they were “troubled to hear” he considers “the ‘possibility of letting [avian flu] run through the flock so that we can ...

The findings point to a need to revise how we monitor and treat avian influenza in birds, wild and domestic, to best protect human health. Today, the biggest hotspots of avian influenza are in ...

2:25 ‘No need to panic:’ Close to 100 birds found dead in Brampton from suspected avian flu Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in ...

An Antarctic skua, one of the birds hardest hit by avian flu in the region. Peter Prokosch via Flickr A deadly strain of H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, has been found in birds across the ...

A Brooklyn kitten has been identified as the second confirmed feline victim of avian flu in New York City — having contracted the contagion from another infected cat. Valentino, a 1-year-old ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease ...

Residents clean up thousands of dead geese on Lake Byron The deaths are “likely a result of avian influenza that is being spread within these geese on Lake Byron,” Nick Harrington of GFP ...

MEXICO CITY, April 4 (Reuters) - Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday. The infection was confirmed on ...