Recent health updates include global reactions to Brazil's bird flu outbreak, South Korean medical students' return amid ...

Bird flu spreads to cows and humans in the U.S. Bird flu has circled the globe for decades, but the discovery last year that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow upped the stakes.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying animals at the National Animal Disease Center in Iowa in an attempt to stop the bird flu outbreak that is spreading through U.S. animals.

Multiple animal vaccine manufacturers are researching a bird flu shot for cows, but many scientists question the timing and effectiveness of that approach.

Welcome to the National Animal Disease Center, a government research facility in Iowa where 43 scientists work with pigs, cows, and other animals, pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently ...

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying questions — and concerns over the Trump administration's muted response.

While bird flu has been around for decades, the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen spread from a wild bird to a cow came as a surprise to virus watchers, according to news officials. In ...

Is California new epicenter for bird flu? California reported its first sick cow in August and the first human with the disease this month. Overall, 137 herds have become infected.

In recent months, the avian influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, has taken alarming steps toward becoming a bigger threat. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain has now been detected in dairy ...

Robotic parlors also mean that human workers do not need to stand next to cows’ udders all day, reducing opportunities for cow-to-human transmission of bird flu.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the ...

They hope to reduce the risk that bird flu will someday become a widespread disease in people.