The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

A massive bird flu outbreak happened in the U.S. in 2024. It has since spread beyond chickens, to cows, cats, pigs and even humans. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who ...

The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for ...

Because bird flu viruses don’t always effectively spread among humans, they sometimes need help from other species to thrive, Schaffner explains. “The pig’s respiratory tract is set up in ...

Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The risk to the public is low, but it’s higher for those who work around farm animals like cattle, pigs, and chickens. Bird flu is a widespread disease in wild birds ...

A dude in Louisiana was in a hospital fighting for his life after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu from his backyard flock (“Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California ...

The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...

For months, bird flu has been on Desiree’ Moffitt’s mind ... which is why it's so concerning when the virus jumped to pigs for the first time on record last year. Humans and pigs share many biological ...