That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

Tools used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks aren’t working this time, experts say. Since March, the virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging ...

Hundreds of veterinarians and veterinary students from across the country are urging the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to revise its guidelines regarding methods of killing farmed ...

A federal scientific publication on Thursday returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health ...

“While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” Waffle House ...

The egg shortage was triggered after outbreaks of H7N8 avian influenza were detected across Victoria, NSW and the ACT, ...

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new strain of bird flu has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second ...

Australia is now clear of a bird flu strain that led to dozens of farms and properties being shut down in 2024.

Farmers are cautiously relieved with the announcement a strain of bird flu has been eradicated in Australia, as they begin to ...

However, each instance has been carefully eradicated, and with no new detections since July, the federal government announced ...

The Albanese Labor Government continues to ensure a strong biosecurity system with Australia declared free of high pathogenicity avian influenza ...

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...