This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

Migrating shorebirds such as ducks and geese are a leading cause of the flu in domesticated birds. Over the winter, Vahaba ...

As bird flu spreads across the United States, many in Illinois are growing concerned about their livestock, pets, wildlife, ...

Highly pathogenic' avian influenza can pose a dire risk to wild birds, as the North Fort Myers eagle nest shows, but most ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

Bird flu, or Avian influenza, is a virus that is spread from infected cows, birds and other animals to people.

The fear of another pandemic has resulted in the culling of millions of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and now ostriches. But some experts believe they are not enough of a risk to cause such hardship to fa ...

HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the US, raising concerns about how it continues to spread. The strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm ...

The Ulster County Health Department says bird flu killed about 50 chickens and ducks at a local farm. There are currently no ...

The Ulster County Health Department has confirmed a farm within Ulster County has a positive case of highly pathogenic avian ...