The CDC declared the end of its emergency response to H5N1 avian flu as a health threat to humans, David Murray writes.

The spokesperson said that surveillance, readiness and response for influenza – including H5N1 bird flu – will continue under the CDC’s influenza division and other appropriate agency programs.

The CDC is reporting that H5N1 bird flu cases in animals have declined, and there haven't been any new human infections since February.

Aaron Specht, assistant professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has investigated bird flu cases in critically endangered California condors since 2023, soon after 21 condors died ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early outbreak detection.

This article was originally published with the title “Creating Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans at a Biosecure Laboratory” in Digital Issues Vol. 2 No. 1 (August 2025) ...

The bird flu was long known to poultry farmers. Here’s why the dairy industry was caught off guard by its jump to cattle.

As such, seasonal flu vaccines are not designed to protect against avian influenza. No commercially available human vaccines currently exist for avian influenza viruses. How do people get bird flu?

This will be the second year that exhibitors are required to test some of their dairy cows for avian flu before participating. Last June, the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ...