The avian influenza virus causes bird flu. Birds can be infected by influenza A viruses and their subtypes but can’t carry type B or C influenza viruses. There are three main avian flu subtypes ...

The first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry has been reported in California on a duck farm leading to the culling of ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.

Updated guidance was released Wednesday, by the state, about a highly contagious type of bird flu now spreading across the ...

As egg prices continue to soar across the country, there are new concerns about bird flu as a new strain was discovered at a ...

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses ...

The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to ...

Georgia has reported cases of bird flu in three flocks. Here's a closer look at the virus, where it is, and how dangerous it ...

The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World ...