Health officials investigating the case discovered that the child had consumed a small piece of raw chicken on February 26, which they believe was the likely source of infection ...

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (146.4 per 100K; Hawaii 112.8/100K). Mississippi (463.3/100K) and ...

We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.The viruses that cause avian ...

When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu virus is already adapted to infect a particular animal species, it may ...

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...

Avian influenza — which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk — has ...

New research shows that wild birds can account for much of the avian influenza virus evidence found in wastewater in Oregon, ...

While New York state has not had a case of avian influenza in dairy cows, veterinary experts say milk testing underway at ...