A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced Wednesday that New York has reached "Unaffected" status ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

“Given that some lactating cows’ “steal milk” through self-nursing or mutual-nursing, they speculated that “mouth-to-teat” ...

After an outbreak at a B.C. farm, Canada’s food inspection agency said nearly 400 surviving ostriches would be killed ...

The Federal Court of Appeal has wrapped up hearing arguments in an ongoing court case involving B.C. farmers and an order to have 400 ostriches culled for avian flu risk.

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa are building a sanctuary for bald eagles found sick and injured across a large swath ...

In just 3 years, the Influenza Vaccines Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap Initiative has demonstrated important ...

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...