A research veterinarian gives practical advice to homeowners for how to protect themselves and their flocks from bird flu.

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back. The currently circulating bird ...

Not a great risk. While humans who come in contact with affected birds can catch H5 bird flu, there is relatively low risk, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2024 ...

NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak, and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have been quarantined. The U.S.

Nearly a million chickens packed the barns at Howe’s Hens last Christmas Eve when the first of them tested positive for bird flu. The deadly virus spreads so fast that even if only one hen is infected ...

They were experiencing a pretty high number of mortalities in their flock,” said Erin Robinson, a spokesperson for the Texas ...

MATTESON, Ill. (WGN) – A farm in Matteson is bringing chickens back to their property now that a 120-day quarantine caused by the bird flu has been lifted. The move comes as egg prices continue to ...

Egg and chicken prices in supermarkets are unlikely to keep rising as sharply in the coming years due to avian flu as they ...

After starting the year with its first known bird flu death, the US expanded its efforts to contain the virus, which enabled ...