Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the ...

The word 'pandemic' is enough to send shivers down spines worldwide. The Global Virus Network has urged world governments to take action and be prepared against the H5N1 outbreak which has reportedly ...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that avian influenza A (H5N1) continues to circulate in the Americas, ...

Soaring egg prices and concerns about bird flu spreading from wild birds and cattle to humans were top of mind for many Americans at the beginning of 2025. The topic recently made its way back into ...

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic potential, ...

Migratory bird season peaks in Michigan in May. Dairy and poultry farmers worry that the birds could bring H5N1 avian influenza with them to Michigan and infect their flocks and herds. Scientists are ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...

(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in cases. “As reports of animal infections with avian influenza ...

For turkey farmer Erica Sawatzke, Thanksgiving was going terribly. It was 2023, and while others were eating their turkey dinners, Sawatzke felt a pit growing in her stomach as her flocks seemed to be ...

(CNN) — Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Tuesday after a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Hamilton County -- the state's ninth ...