Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...

Several local factors—including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is more commonly seen in wild birds, but it can also spread to domestic poultry and to humans. The risk of a human catching avian influenza is low.

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa are building a sanctuary for bald eagles found sick and injured across a large swath ...

Ken Keffer, co-owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited Store in Bloomington, Indiana, says, “Avian flu isn’t new. Avian influenzas were first identified in Europe in the 1870s.

The bird flu, also known as the avian flu, refers to the disease caused by a family of flu viruses primarily transmitted between birds. The dominant virus strain circulating currently is called H5N1.

Avian influenza virus — or bird flu — can infect domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys, as well as wild birds. The H5N1 strain has been identified in Canada.

In order to prevent avian influenza from spreading amongst birds who come into the World Bird Sanctuary, Klebe said staff has implemented a wide variety of protocols. When avian flu cases were first ...