A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird ...

Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals. It was first confirmed in U.S.

It’s safe to drink pasteurized milk but people run a high risk if they drink raw milk” — Linda Pinfold, agricultural commissioner for Stanislaus County.

While dogs are not common carriers of bird flu, they can become infected, especially if exposed to sick or dead birds.

Following one pet fatality, Oregon health officials have traced the cat’s illness to frozen cat food that contained raw ...

The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s ...

A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...

Pet owners are reminded that prevention is the best strategy for protecting their animal companions from the disease.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...

First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first ...

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said testing conducted in Franklin County on Dec. 19 revealed the ...