Flu season is right around the corner—and experts offer insight on where the virus thrives, and how to protect yourself. The ...

Since January 2022, there have been more than 1,600 outbreaks reported on farms and backyard flocks, occurring in every state ...

An H5N1 infection can be fatal for domestic animals, but there are steps you can take to minimize the risk of them catching ...

The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them ...

Flocks that are detected to have the disease are destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease. The fourth detection of bird flu in Iowa this year was in northwestern Iowa in Sac County on Feb ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) added bird flu to its list of '37 priority pathogens' with pandemic potential last year. The virus has already spread from birds to cows, creating a pathway that ...

Families in the area will be notified with details. The school system now has a web page providing information on flu prevention, as well as updates. News4 sends breaking news stories by email.

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates that the US Department of Agriculture has developed a revised strategy to address the staggering impacts of the current bird flu outbreak ...

Although flu prevention is critical, the hidden dangers of hospitalization often are overlooked. The good news? A simple, often-overlooked daily habit — oral care — can play a powerful role in ...

Glazier: The government regularly monitors chicken farms as well as wild birds for signs of avian influenza in order to detect it early and prevent further spread to other farms or areas. Once avian ...

Our project is to screen for strains of avian influenza (bird flu) to study how they spread. We focus on certain species of gull with migration paths that overlap here. All of that mixing means ...