The first human in Wyoming to contract the bird flu was infected after the virus devastated her backyard chicken flock. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images “Unfortunately, this patient’s ...

After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that house cats could contract the H5N1 bird flu virus from contact with their owners. Because the workers declined to be ...

The circulating bird flu has become “widespread” in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region. And the total number of dead birds is ...

In a question and answer format, UC Riverside public policy professor Richard Carpiano and medical school professor Dr.

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

Since 2022, the virus has affected more than 150 million birds, including 20.5 million in the last 30 days alone. HealthDay News — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional ...

Hundreds of cattle herds have also been infected, and cattle in Idaho have been infected twice within a year. In the U.S., the virus has infected at least 67 people in 2024, compared to just one ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...