Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here’s What It Would Take The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another question ...

In February this year, an outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza was reported from Pipili area of Puri prompting the authorities to cull more than 11,700 chickens after detecting the H5N1 strain ...

KENDRAPARA: Around 1,500 chickens in some poultry farms of Derabish block have died in the last three days, fuelling fears of bird flu in the region. Chief district veterinary officer (CDVO) of ...

The State Board of Animal Health this week declared Indiana's bird flu outbreak over after more than four years and following the destruction of some 8 million infected egg-laying chickens that ...

As egg prices soar, health officials discuss options to fight bird flu The Trump administration sued California and Gov. Gavin Newsom over the state's anti-animal cruelty laws Wednesday, alleging ...

The lawsuit said California's animal cruelty laws created "unnecessary red tape" in egg production, bringing up prices in the U.S.

As bird flu evolves, keeping it out of farm flocks is getting harder New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading ...

This highly pathogenic bird flu virus spreads rapidly among poultry and occasionally jumps to humans – often with deadly consequences.

The CDC ends its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu after recording 70 human cases and one death nationally, even as experts note seasonal patterns may increase fall cases.

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak—which has ...

The spokesperson said that surveillance, readiness and response for influenza – including H5N1 bird flu – will continue under the CDC’s influenza division and other appropriate agency programs.

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. A seemingly ingenious and sneaky way for viruses to make these leaps is by swapping genetic material with other flu strains. Called reassortment, this ...