in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could potentially spread between humans, an international agency warned this week. Avian influenza has ...

However, despite the CDC's reports of low risk to the public, many experts have varying opinions on whether bird flu cases among humans could escalate to become a more serious problem. Here's what ...

Most cases of human bird flu infections are due to contact with infected poultry or surfaces that are contaminated with ...

Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were confirmed in backyard flocks in Stutsman and Kidder counties in April.

It's unlikely that a severe human infection ... an agency assessment said there is a "moderate risk" that currently circulating strains of bird flu could cause a future pandemic, but the CDC ...

The bird flu outbreak affecting Brazil's poultry industry has led to international trade restrictions. The USDA is ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

"Bird flu is very deadly to cats, and we urgently need to figure out how widespread the virus is in cat populations to better assess spillover risk to humans," she said. "We want to help protect ...

Monitoring animal health and disease outbreaks helps save lives, prevent economic losses and stop the spread of diseases—whether they are epidemics (disease spread in a specific geographic region) or ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety ...