A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

Cumberland resident Dr. Judy Stone is an infectious disease specialist who spent 25 years in solo practice in Allegany County ...

Arboviruses are spreading beyond tropical and subtropical regions owing to climate change, population growth, and increased ...

The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop ...

Maryland’s bald eagle population has surged from 44 breeding pairs in 1977 to over 1,400 in 2025, a recovery driven by ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is having a deadly effect on Michigan’s eagle population. A 2022 outbreak reduced breeding ...

The union representing workers at a UC Davis lab key to California's efforts to test and track bird flu infections in livestock has sued the university, ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture confirmed the first case of avian influenza in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday, according to a news release. It is unclear where in Anne Arundel the case ...