Chinese scientists have found out how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle and may have ...

In a sign of strengthening ties, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der ...

The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry updated on Thursday the list of countries that have placed restrictions on chicken trade ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

Dr. Fiona Havers, who studied medicine at the University of Washington, says the wholesale dismissal of the CDC's scientific advisers crossed the line for her.

The H7N9 bird flu virus has proved to have a high death rate for humans worldwide killing 616 people, or 39%, of the 1,568 people infected worldwide since it was first detected in 2013 in China ...

Louisiana reported the first H5 bird flu death in the U.S. on January 6 this year. "This is the first person in the United States who has died as a result of an H5 infection.

The bird flu that's been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1. Some flu viruses carried by birds cause only mild infections and are classified as low-pathogenic viruses.