As 2025 gets underway, the avian flu is ramping up. Jumping species. Dolphins and polar bears have it. So do smaller mammals such as wild foxes, skunks, and seals, leaving many dead or with ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

Nebraska Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday that the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza or bird ...

Local businesses are getting hit hard by climbing egg prices, and a recent bird flu outbreak at a Southern Indiana farm could drive up the cost of the essential ingredient even more.

Migrating shorebirds such as ducks and geese are a leading cause of the flu in domesticated birds. Over the winter, Vahaba ...

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

The first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza — bird flu — have been detected this year in Nebraska flocks.

A backyard flock in Kearney County has tested positive for bird flu. The virus can be transmitted to humans, but no human cases have been diagnosed in Nebraska so far.

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

Bird flu, or Avian influenza, is a virus that is spread from infected cows, birds and other animals to people.

Animals at 25 egg and dairy production facilities, including one backyard coop, have tested positive, says the county health ...