"The great advantage of Antarctica is that one never gets ill," said Robert Scott. A lot can change in 100 years, and H5N1 is ...

Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks ...

Unfortunately, some birds that come into the hospital are too sick to survive - and staff say avian influenza means they’re seeing more of those cases. Kira Klebe is the director of rehabilitation for ...

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...

The Health Ministry on Friday (February 28, 2025) confirmed that Avian Influenza (H5N1) has been found in three pet cats and a live bird market in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh on January 31 ...

An avian flu vaccine contract with Moderna may be suspended, pending review of the contract by the current administration, according to a recent Reuters news story. The vaccine contract was ...

Avian flu is not just for the birds; cases have been reported in the United States in dairy cows, as well as types of cats, a fox, a seal, and most recently, rats and domestic indoor cats ...

WELL, NEW AT FOUR. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF AVIAN FLU IN THE STATE, SO THE USDA IS REPORTING A CASE OF AVIAN FLU IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, AFFECTING 1100 BIRDS AND A LIVE BIRD MARKET.

Three live bird markets in New Jersey, including one in Mercer County, have confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to state and federal agricultural authorities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price ...

Avian flu outbreaks have been blamed for soaring egg prices thanks to an ongoing epidemic that has killed upwards of 150 million birds and wreaked havoc on the American poultry industry.