Two state health departments have issued new guidance on testing for the bird flu, following a CDC advisory, even as it says the risk to the public remains low.

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.

The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.

H5N9 is a strain of the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 bird flu virus subtypes, according to the National Institute of Health, but far less common. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...

Bird flu risk is low for people and there are no identified New York state human cases, but people should avoid direct ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...

The circulating bird flu has become “widespread” in the Bay State, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 wild birds across the region. And the total number of dead birds is ...