There is growing concern about the continuing spread of the highly contagious bird flu in the U.S. While federal health officials say the risk to humans is low, the virus has now spread to dairy ...

The H5N1 bird flu has been common across wild bird populations for the last few years. It led to the culling of millions of chickens in the United States. Now, in sort of a plot twist, the virus has ...

In early April, a dairy worker in Texas tested positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu, amid a multi-state outbreak of the virus among cows. The bird flu virus has also been detected in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The first human death from avian influenza, or bird flu, was reported in Louisiana recently. However, health professionals in the state say the risk for humans remains low.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility. On Friday, the ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators Wednesday.

A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in ...

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HONG KONG, April 15 (Reuters) - An investigation of five fur farms in China housing foxes, raccoon dogs and mink found a high risk of diseases developing that could jump from animals to humans, said ...