The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two sets of infections — and that it could continue to do so. It also suggests ...

But the H5N1 bird flu virus, which was first identified in 1996 when it spread from wild birds to domestic birds, can. In fact, it’s considered a highly pathogenic avian influenza, because it can ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...

A new strain of a highly pathogenic and rare strain of bird flu has been reported on a duck farm in central California.

The H5N1 avian influenza virus, particularly a variant called 2.3.4.4b, has been steadily spreading across the globe since 2021. It has evolved to become capable of infecting a diversity of avian ...

A highly contagious disease is killing ducks and other birds across Harris County and Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department warns. Department officials are urging people to put their ...

Avian flu has reduced that number to 300 million and more are dying every week. “It’s not like you can just start producing eggs right away,” said Avery Barry, Waialua Fresh Eggs general ...

In less than two weeks, a second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ... largest commercial poultry operation in Indiana to have a positive test for the virus. On Saturday, January 4, ...

The highly contagious avian influenza has wreaked havoc on the egg market. In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus. That’s nearly half of all ...

With cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) continuing to rise among cattle and humans in the US, scientists and government health officials are preparing for the potential of the virus adapting to enable ...