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

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 ...

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

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

The H5N1 avian flu virus has been causing outbreaks among poultry in the United States, with 48 states affected. The risk to the public remains low, according to the CDC.

Bird flu should no longer be considered solely an avian virus due to the growing spread of the disease in mammals, a leading expert has said. The world’s first-ever case of bird flu in sheep was ...

Here's what to know about the avian flu and why the current bird flu has spread so far, so fast. Outbreaks of avian flu are decimating poultry farms, but the virus doesn't yet pose a significant ...

Varying types of avian influenza, the bird flu virus, have been found in humans across the globe this year. Public health officials are paying close attention to the spread of the flu.

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...