PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Zoo and other zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly ...

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 ...

For months, bird flu was seemingly everywhere in the U.S.: news headlines reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus was rapidly sweeping through hundreds of herds of dairy cattle ...

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 ...

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California's governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy ...

The agency’s H5N1 bird flu emergency response was activated in April 2024, and since then, there have been 70 cases of H5N1 bird flu found in humans, CDC data shows.

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. The ...

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.

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

H5N1 bird flu isn’t going away. In fact, the virus continues to spin off new versions that outcompete their predecessors, posing a challenge for keeping it from jumping into people, poultry and ...

Bird flu started circulating among cattle last year, and eventually led to 70 infections in people confirmed by the CDC. Signs include flu-like symptoms and conjunctivitis, and it can be treated ...

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.