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 ...

can serve as mixing vessels that would allow the bird flu virus to mutate and become more likely to infect people. In some cases it could even cause more severe disease. Dogs can also contract ...

H5N9 is a strain of the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 bird flu virus subtypes, according to the National Institute of Health, but far less common. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...

"If another respiratory virus hits, it would be disastrous." The H5N1 bird flu is running rampant in wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In recent months, it infected people in ...