Dr. Leana Wen said Sunday that the lack of testing for bird flu doesn't mean that the virus isn't alive in humans, and that she feels the federal government "should have learned our lesson from ...

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature. By Benjamin ...

A backyard flock of birds in Vermont tested positive for bird flu last week, state officials announced Thursday. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said the flock of 24 birds ...

Over the past year, bird flu has spread far beyond America's avian creatures. Largely concentrated among farm animals, it's also hit zoos, domestic pets and even people. The risk to public health ...

The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Bird flu has been spreading for years in ...

The first human case of bird flu in Los Angeles County was reported Monday. Los Angeles County health officials are warning against feeding pets raw food after one brand had samples of bird flu ...

Northwest Naturals issued a voluntary recall for a batch of pet food after a cat died of bird flu in Oregon, officials said. Testing done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National ...

A Washington state wildlife sanctuary is mourning the deaths of 20 wildcats amid a bird flu outbreak as the virus infects poultry farms, dairy cattle and some people across the nation. The Wild ...

Pet owners are being warned against feeding raw meat to cats after a house cat in Oregon died from bird flu. Health officials have traced the illness to "Northwest Naturals" frozen cat food ...

President-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Dr. Michael Bailey, told USA Today that cats, by nature, have more of an "opportunity" to contract a bird flu infection.

Scientists are warning the public about bird flu after a patient in Louisiana showed mutations that could increase the transmission of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalized in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to human airways, though there is no evidence it has spread beyond the ...