In all, about 1.7 million birds have been culled since the start of the season in 11 prefectures, the ministry was reported by the news agency Jiji Press as saying in December. The latest outbreak ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

During last winter's outbreak, the government said a number of mammals were infected ... have been detected in England. Almost 1.8m birds have been culled, the BBC has learned.

As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

Live poultry markets in New Jersey where bird flu was found have reopened after being disinfected. Cat owners get an avian ...

The number of H5 bird flu cases among people in the U.S. is ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the CDC. So far, one person has died due to the bird flu, and there ...

Instead of culling birds when the infection is discovered ... “That’s a really terrible idea, for any one of a number of reasons,” said Dr. Gail Hansen, a former state veterinarian for ...