“Given that some lactating cows’ “steal milk” through self-nursing or mutual-nursing, they speculated that “mouth-to-teat” ...

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

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 caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. The absolute ...

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

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...

From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact ...

The Trump administration filed suit against California in federal court, challenging the state’s laws mandating larger cage ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the end of the bird flu emergency, at least for now.

The shift reflects the current public health situation, marked by declines in human cases as well as animal detections.

Doctors and researchers said the moves will make it harder to detect potentially dangerous changes. If the virus continues to ...