More than 160 million wild and domestic birds have been infected with bird flu across the United States since 2022.

We’re more concerned even than usual, because this bird flu already has developed the genetic capacity to get into a number ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...

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 ...

MDA says they will begin sampling routinely collected raw cow's milk from the state's approximately 1,600 dairy farms to test ...

A strain of bird flu, known as H5N1, has been identified in around 12,000 wild birds in the U.S. since 2022. Over 148 million ...

The virus is spreading with greater speed among animals, with transmission to humans increasing. But risk to the general ...

The risk of transmission to humans remains low, but it can happen. As the popularity of keeping backyard and urban chicken ...

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

Avian flu is spreading fast, raising concerns for backyard birders. Learn how to protect birds and yourself with safe birding ...

Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other ...

Why are egg prices so high?The primary factor behind the jump in egg prices is an avian flu epidemic, which has led to the ...