Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

Indiana has been declared free of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, throughout its poultry farms. The designation comes from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), which ...

We want USDA to stay focused on their research projects." Although the CDC assessed the risk from bird flu as low for the average American, the risk is moderate to high for people who work with ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WEVV) — Indiana officials report that the bird flu outbreak, which lasted more than three years, has officially ended. The Indiana Board of Animal Health says the state may now be ...

The federal government is canceling a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop an mRNA-based vaccine for pandemic flu, including the H5N1 bird flu ... experts warn the risk could increase ...

THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concern among ...

The federal government announced Wednesday that it is canceling a contract to develop a vaccine to protect people against flu viruses that could cause pandemics, including the bird flu virus that ...

Their numbers began dropping again, though, with the bird flu outbreak. The drop has been particularly severe among coastal peregrines, which feast on ducks, geese and other waterfowl that tend to ...