Hundreds of ducks die of bird flu along Lake Michigan shoreline 02:13. CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have ...

The bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses that mostly spreads between birds. One type, H5 bird flu, is behind the outbreaks in the U.S.,and is causing illness in humans, cattle ...

Between Dec. 29, 2024, and Jan. 17 of this year, there were 65 new detections of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds across 20 states, according to data published by the U.S ...

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

While a bird flu vaccine rollout isn't necessary yet, the experts say, we may need it if certain conditions arise. So far in this outbreak, there have been 68 human cases of bird flu in the U.S ...

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

The first U.S. bird flu death has been announced - a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had ...

In the unlikely, but possible, event of a bird flu pandemic in humans, there are other lessons to be learned from COVID-19. Strategies to keep schools open and businesses working will be essential.

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Masaio Ishizuka, a senior epidemiologist at the Sao Paulo University, said evidence suggests migratory birds have now ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...