Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Georgia’s first case hit a commercial poultry flock in Elbert County, but there are growing concerns for additional outbreaks across the state.

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

“Reassortment has played a major, major role in the emergence of pandemic influenza,” says Daniel Perez, a professor of poultry medicine at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, ...

A new CDC report found evidence of previous bird flu infection in veterinary practitioners who work with cattle and who did ...

The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry and other animals around the world for several years, and starting early last year became a problem in people and cows in the U.S.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, owing to a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases ...

The bird flu emergency is officially over, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency’s emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, which was activated on April ...

Bird flu has been circulating worldwide since the 1990 and was first detected in American dairy farms in March 2024. It had infected 70 people as of late February, and killed one.