The U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling this multi-year bird flu outbreak the largest animal health emergency in U.S.

The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5N1 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, ...

A CDC report on bird flu shows potential transmission of bird flu between exposed dairy workers and indoor pet cats. The ...

As egg prices soar to new highs, the two industries are on opposite sides of the debate over whether to give shots to birds.

The presence of African swine fever in the Caribbean brings the risk of the disease closer to the U.S. Burke Healey, USDA ...

In California, eggs are more expensive due to a combination of factors including higher production costs, bird flu and the ...

By Brent Cunningham In “Bird Flu in Cows Is a Slow-Motion Disaster,” FERN’s latest publishing partnership with The New York Times opinion section, science journalist and FERN contributor Maryn ...

Bird flu has dominated the headlines lately, and many wonder what it is and how does it affect food. We delve into its ...

The CDC estimates flu has killed between 16,000 to 79,000 people (including 68 children), infected between 29 million and 51 million people, and hospitalized up to 820,000 since Oct. 1. This season is ...

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case.

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...