Millions of migratory birds, including most of the sandhill crane population, make their way through Nebraska every spring.

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture today said it is extending a voluntary pause on the interisland transport of poultry and other bird species to help prevent the spread of H5N1, or highly ...

An outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed by United States health agencies in mid-2024. The Centers for Disease Control ...

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

The outbreak has sickened and killed millions of animals, caused alarm among farmers, and, perhaps most notably to the public ...

From worries about food safety to egg prices, Americans have questions about the bird flu. This strain of bird flu, also known as H5N1, is not entirely new. It's been detected in a variety of bird ...

A woman in Wyoming and a farm worker in Ohio marked the latest Americans hospitalized with bird flu, as the virus continues to disrupt the poultry and cattle industries. Since the summer ...

New data suggest that cats can get bird flu from people. The infected cats were owned by dairy workers. Doctors say it’s possible to get bird flu from pets, but unlikely to be an issue for most ...

Is it time to panic? Allentown officials said bird flu is responsible for the deaths of Canada geese throughout parks in the town earlier this month. New Jersey Department of Environmental ...

With the recent egg shortages and price increases in grocery stores because of bird flu, you might be looking at your neighbor's chicken flock with envy or considering going to a local farm.

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. Four black rats were confirmed to have ...