That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven ...

Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.

All live poultry markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties are being shut down Friday after seven ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

The new H5N1 version, known as D1.1, was found in dairy cattle in Nevada and is different than the B3.13 type that has spread ...

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump stood before a table of groceries, a box of eggs included, and promised: "When ...

Fail to contain the bird flu. Although in the short term this will decrease our egg supply, ultimately we’ll be left with ...

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state ...

Shoppers are encountering either empty stores shelves, eggs that have soared to $12 a dozen and other stores that are placing a $2 a carton surcharge as the ...

Cartoon by Walt Handelsman for Feb. 2, 2025.