What is bird flu? According to Mayo Clinic, it is an infectious viral disease that primarily affects birds and mammals. Specifically, the “H5N1” strain is particularly severe within avian species, ...

Understaffing, workers say, has increased the potential for delays or mistakes, with potential consequences for the state's ...

Efforts to contain the virus are falling short. A teenager in Canada is in critical condition after an unexplained infection.

Why now: With reservoirs of virus persisting in dairy cattle, poultry and wild birds, there are ample opportunities for ...

California state officials have suspended a company’s sales of raw milk to retailers amid ongoing concerns about bird flu.

The warning came five days after the CDC confirmed that a child had tested positive for bird flu in California.

Human cases in the US are on the rise and the virus is turning up in cows and dairy products. Luckily, we have some vaccines ...

We might be fine. Viruses don’t always manage to adapt to new species, despite all the opportunities. But if there is a bird ...

State officials issued a second warning Wednesday that avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in raw milk produced by a ...

The CDPH noted that no illnesses connected to the raw milk have been reported, but "due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an increase in H5N1 avian flu outbreaks, affecting dairy cattle predominantly in California's Central Valley and poultry in several states. This ...

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health released a list of FAQs on Avian Influenza or H5N1 following confirmation of the virus at a ...