H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. (Anis is part of a lab that conducts national ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread among U.S. livestock, driving up egg prices and worrying public health ...

And now, there’s been a reported outbreak in the U.S. of another strain of avian influenza, H5N9. This H5N9 outbreak occurred on a duck farm in Merced, California, and has been reported to the ...

Vohra explains what we know about bird flu, both the H5N1 and H5N9 variants, and the precautions we can take to prevent it from becoming a public health emergency. Bird flu originated as a common name ...

As H5N1 spreads rapidly, wild birds remain at risk. Here’s what to know about the outbreak and how to keep your feathered ...

New strain of bird flu detected in California as H5N9 detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, David Murray ...

Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human ...

So far, most people with documented cases of bird flu have had mild symptoms that you would associate with a cold or standard flu - fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion—and one ...

If you’re a backyard chicken owner (and even if you’re not), you’ve likely heard about Avian Influenza (AI). Here's what you ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

A third person in the U.S. has been hospitalized due to avian influenza and one person has died as the virus continues to ...