All poultry activities have been suspended in Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation, officials said Friday.

The H5N1 bird flu—widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, US cows and several human cases—is a prime example of disease transmission where wildlife/livestock interact ...

Cats — both large cats in captivity and pet house cats — across multiple states have been dying from H5N1 bird flu. Now, ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.

The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.

A person in Louisiana who was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu has died.

With bird flu cases on the rise across Washington, you may be wondering: Is your cat or dog at risk? Avian flu has been detected in dozens of domestic cats in the United States since December 2023 ...

The virus has not yet demonstrated that it can spread ... on bird flu. Scores of people in the United States have contracted bird flu over the past year, most of them from infected cows or poultry.

Just a few mutations could allow the bird flu to spread between people ... “I hear over and over from workers, ‘The cows are more valuable than us.’” The USDA has so far put more ...