O n Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after seven cases of avian ...

For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report was halted. It returned on Feb.

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For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu — the same one that led to the death of a Louisiana man — has for first the first time ...

Researchers found first henipavirus strain in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals living in Canada, many U.S. states.

H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...

This new year began with the first human death in the U.S. from H5N1, the disease also known as Avian Flu or Bird Flu. More ...

Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader ...

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in ...

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse.

A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses ...