At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu. "It's just like wildfire. I mean it ...

At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu. "It's just like wildfire. I mean it just ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Inspectors have discovered a new type of bird flu that differs from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year. Experts indicate this means forms of the virus ...