Person-to-person transmission remains rare, but Dr. David Hirschwerk provides insight into how to protect yourself from Avian ...

What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...

Hoosier farmers are on edge as the bird flu—officially the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI—continues to menace big and small flocks alike three years into this outbreak. Last month ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets ...

Waterfowl are natural carriers of avian influenza viruses and play a significant role in spreading HPAI. The bird flu outbreak, which continues to spread across the U.S. and the Eastern Shore of ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City zoos are taking extra precautions after announcing the deaths of several ducks and wild birds amid concerns of an avian flu outbreak. The Wildlife ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is conducting tests as Canada geese continue to be found dead near Gettysburg College in Adams County, while avian influenza continues to kill large numbers of ...

But the H5N1 bird flu virus, which was first identified in 1996 when it spread from wild birds to domestic birds, can. In fact, it’s considered a highly pathogenic avian influenza, because it ...