Bird flu—specifically H5N1—is no longer just a poultry problem in Asia. What started as a major United States outbreak, first in wildlife, then in poultry, and later in dairy cattle, is raising new ...

This winter, hundreds of dead geese fell around Georgica Pond. No one knew how to dispose of the infected bodies, so a local ...

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The current wave is unfolding against a backdrop of persistent H5N1 activity. Since the outbreak began in 2022, the virus has ...

The movement patterns of waterfowl, including ducks, swans and geese, may affect the spread of highly pathogenic avian ...

An ongoing situation involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in backyard and wild birds in Chile has now reached a ...

The government says the zone was imposed following an outbreak at a commercial property on 3 March.

On Thursday morning, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins gave an update on progress the Trump administration is making on the five-prong strategy it unveiled Feb. 26 to combat avian influenza virus type A ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

Study shows human-derived H5N1 spreads more easily through contact than animal strains, raising concerns about adaptation in ...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...