This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

Recently, a pair of eaglets in North Fort Myers suddenly died, and now we're finding out that a highly contagious virus is what killed them. So, what are the chances that a human is at risk for ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

Highly pathogenic' avian influenza can pose a dire risk to wild birds, as the North Fort Myers eagle nest shows, but most ...

The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.

Bird flu concerns are on the rise, including here in Onondaga County. A CDC map shows bird flu has been found in 34 wild ...

All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

Bird flu, or Avian influenza, is a virus that is spread from infected cows, birds and other animals to people.