Last summer some cows, specifically dairy cattle, required testing for Avian Flu before being allowed into into the fair. That’s because the disease infected 13 cows in Iowa.

The National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, is the place where scientists are pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently spreading through U.S. animals — and develop ways to stop it ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- While a deadly strain of a bird flu is still a world away, universities in Iowa are beginning to prepare for the virus that has ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground. Birds are kept in disgusting, crowded conditions that encourage viral spread.

Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the country.. The strain, known as H5N1, has sickened several ...