Bird flu has descimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

Local and state health departments in New York collect and own health data rather than the federal government. With uncertainties surrounding federal data sharing, this means we can still monitor ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Bird flu has been detected in a backyard chicken flock in Redwood City.

The highly contagious bird flu has hit Montgomery County, Maryland, where officials say a backyard flock of chickens tested ...

Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus ...

If you own birds of any sort, there are many symptoms to be on the lookout for.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving quickly to pass a bill that would make more technicians available to test poultry for highly contagious bird flu as officials increase vigilance over spread of the ...

If people suspect a wild bird may be exhibiting avian flu symptoms, they now have a way to report it. On Thursday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced an online platform for ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced an online platform for the public to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) ...

H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...

N ow that bird flu has been detected in animals in all 50 states, and nearly 70 cases have been confirmed in people, health ...

Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.