We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of ...

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts ...

One year since it was discovered in Texas dairy cows, epidemiologists have their hands full tracking the virus’ spread.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

A 10-kilometer area around the farm was identified as a “control zone”, and it includes portions of Kosciusko and Marshall ...

If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...

The most effective strategy against bird flu on chicken farms is prevention, writes former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb — ...

Spring migration is currently underway. Now is the time for those with poultry and dairy to ramp up biosecurity efforts, ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...