HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

The Department of Agriculture is considering a plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time, including ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time ...

H5N1 bird flu is widespread among wild birds in the United States, and has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. Since 2024, the Centers for Disease Control has reported 70 human ...

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

Joseph Journell cuddles with his cat, Big Boy, who is recuperating from the H5N1 bird flu on Jan. 2, 2025, in San Bernardino, California. Big Boy spent eight days in a veterinarian hospital.

University of Michigan engineers developed a helmet mask with a curved air curtain that cleans 99% of airborne microbes, protecting farm workers from bird flu. Credit: Youtube/ @MichiganEngineering ...

This bird flu, which scientists call highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, is already at panzootic—animal pandemic—status, killing birds in every continent except for Australia.

Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe. Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal health, and environmental health experts to remain vigilant.

More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds ...