F or months, the United States has been contending with a steadily growing outbreak of H151, a variant of avian flu.The virus ...

The month-and-a-half-olds likely caught the virus from infected prey their parents fed them, though the H151 strain has been documented in a number of wild and domestic bird species.

Bird flu led to the deaths of nearly 50 million domestic birds in 2024 and more than 19 million already this year, according to USDA. Any poultry farm where the virus is detected must put all its ...

Two bald eagle chicks in North Fort Myers died of avian flu, a postmortem exam showed, ... though the H151 strain has been documented in a number of wild and domestic bird species.

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, avian influenza, or avian flu, is an infection that can affect the lungs, nose, and throat. It is caused by a virus naturally spread through wild birds to other ...

Last year, bird flu killed more than 40 million egg-laying birds. Including ducks and chickens, 148 million birds have been ordered euthanized since H5N1 began spreading around the U.S. in 2022 ...

Bird flu isn't just a concern for farmers, it's something that, while rare, humans can contract, too. But, again, it is rare, and nearly all health officials say the spread of bird flu puts the ...

While bird flu has been around for decades, the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen spread from a wild bird to a cow came as a surprise to virus watchers, according to news officials.In ...

What is Bird Flu in Cats? Bird flu, also called H5N1 avian influenza, is a flu virus. It causes severe illness and death in all types of birds, particularly wild birds, ducks, geese, and chickens ...

For months, the United States has been contending with a steadily growing outbreak of H151, a variant of avian flu.The virus, which was first spotted among commercial and backyard poultry ...

Two bald eagle chicks in North Fort Myers died of avian flu, a postmortem exam showed, ... though the H151 strain has been documented in a number of wild and domestic bird species.