The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.

You’d be hard pressed to find a neighborhood where there isn’t at least the sound of chickens or a rooster somewhere off in the distance. Backyard chicken farming has a long history, one that for many local families is rooted in necessity.

A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding.

Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks. Experts explain why that’s a dangerous idea