H5N1, known as bird flu, has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo County, the California Department of Food ...

The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...

Among several more outbreaks on commercial farms, one was at a layer facility in Pennsylvania that has nearly 2 million birds ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread among U.S. livestock, driving up egg prices and worrying public health ...

Experts have sounded the alarm about a 'very concerning' new form of bird flu spreading in Nevada, which they fear could raise the risk of it spilling over to humans and causing a pandemic.

Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice. Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths ...