San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...

Two state health departments have issued new guidance on testing for the bird flu, following a CDC advisory, even as it says the risk to the public remains low.

Chickens and turkeys at commercial poultry operations likely became infected with bird flu through contact with migrating ...

By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven ...

Pop into your local Publix, Aldi, Winn-Dixie, Presidente, Sedano’s and you’ll find the refrigerated egg racks are often as bare as toilet paper shelves were during the first year of the COVID pandemic ...

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.