While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

Dr. James Lederer, chief medical officer for Berkshire Health Systems, says we’re seeing the beginning, not the end, of an ...

Since Friday, hundreds of dead and sick birds have been found along Lake Michigan’s shore — all likely infected with bird flu ...

Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...

This virus has infected chickens, cattle, and people and caused egg prices to skyrocket. How worried should you be?A farmer standing among her chickens at a farm in California.By Kevin Loria, ...

Researchers have a new hope for preventing severe illness from the bird flu after finding a groundbreaking antibody treatment ...

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying ...

Following our recent column on avian (bird) flu, we received two questions. One reader inquired why poultry are not ...

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.

A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...