It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

According to the company, the animals were tested for bird flu by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Most of the dead birds were found on the Wildflower trailhead and the Mason ...

In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains tend to infect birds. But the potential for influenza A viruses that ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture confirmed the first case of avian influenza in Anne Arundel County earlier this month, detected in a backyard flock of about 40 chickens. Avian flu ...

Bird flu has ripped through the animal kingdom for the past few years now, killing countless birds and crossing into an alarming number of mammals. Yet people remain largely untouched. Even though ...

Flu can also trigger sepsis, an extreme, body-wide immune reaction. Runaway inflammation driven by sepsis can lead to tissue damage and fatal organ failure. Bird flu, or avian influenza ...

Coloring eggs for Easter is a longstanding holiday tradition – but is it safe as bird flu outbreaks continue across the U.S.? Experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...