The bird flu hit Susie’s Duck Sanctuary in Wahiawa hard, and hundreds of ducks, geese, and other birds had to be euthanized ...

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.

Bird flu—or avian influenza—has been spreading for decades in wild birds across the globe. More recently, we’ve seen it move to other animals. In 2022, ...

Decreased milk production, death, and early removal from a single herd of adult dairy cows infected with the H5N1 strain of ...

“I was hired to work on avian influenza and management decision science specifically. And I was hired shortly after the incursion of this current strain of H5N1 into North America,” she says.

People with avian influenza A virus infection are recommended to be treated as soon as possible with antiviral drugs that are FDA-approved for treatment of seasonal influenza. Such antiviral drugs ...

The prior U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, in 2014-15, resulted in some wild bird infections, and some influenza-caused bird die-offs occurred in Europe shortly thereafter.

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.

Avian influenza: From virus evolution and diversification. The authors summarize that the recent "rapid spread of A(H5N1) viruses to many previously unaffected areas globally and their successful ...

Though avian influenza is zoonotic, the risk to people is very low. Runstadler says there is practically zero threat to the average person going about their daily lives.

LANSING, Mich. — New bills from House Democrats aim to address the public health risk for avian influenza, while a bill from House Republicans focuses on reducing the cost of eggs. Aimed at ...

Piles of dead crested terns have been seen in the WA tourist town of Coral Bay, but what caused them to perish is yet to be ...