Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...

Spring migration is currently underway. Now is the time for those with poultry and dairy to ramp up biosecurity efforts, ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million cooperative agreement grant from USDA to work on collaborative projects on avian influenza. The ...

One year since it was discovered in Texas dairy cows, epidemiologists have their hands full tracking the virus’ spread.

If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts ...

Officials said the virus poses a low risk for humans because all milk sold in stores is pasteurized which effectively ...

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

A single sheep on a Yorkshire farm has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed.

(Reuters) -Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected ...