The Washington State Department of Health announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reaching out to backyard bird owners to participate in an anonymous ...

Uttarakhand health authorities have confirmed a bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, outbreak in two districts. While containment measures are underway, officials are urging people to follow safety ...

Over the past two weeks, Great Britain is the only European country to have confirmed new outbreaks of highly pathogenic ...

Human mammary glands contain sugars that avian influenza can latch onto to infect cells, researchers report August 8 at medRxiv.org. The finding, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, raises the ...

American egg prices hit record highs while Canadians enjoy plentiful supplies. The stark difference stems from farm sizes and ...

New research projects funded to combat avian influenza in swine focus on vaccine development, transmission risks, and biosecurity measures.

Four provinces have positive detections, but the WOAH reminds that these cases should have no impact on international poultry ...

Recording Streaked Shearwaters gave scientists a new window into the role seabirds play in fueling marine food webs—and possibly spreading avian flu—far from land.

Avian influenza is still a concern as fall migration begins, and people are advised to take precautions such as not touching sick birds and taking down bird feeders during migration.

A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in Antarctica.

China and Europe will resume buying chicken products from Brazil "in a matter of days or weeks" as local authorities controlled a bird flu outbreak that triggered trade bans in the second quarter, ...

The sick gulls are arriving with symptoms that include dehydration, difficulty standing, partial or complete paralysis, ...