Recent cases in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and other localities have been reported in wild birds since the start of the year. The city statement adds that the Centers for Disease ...

Experts reveal critical changes needed in poultry farming to combat HPAI, addressing biosecurity risks and disease ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...

John Dowd, Editor After COVID-19, the world is understandably paranoid about the risks of viruses affecting the human ...

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has issued a bird flu warning after 19 birds were found to have died from the disease, and the H5N1 variant has been found on both sides of the Irish border ...

Bird flu typically peaks during winter but the HPSC has confirmed that new cases are still being identified this spring. Both ...

Ireland's health chiefs issue a serious warning over the fears of the spread of bird flu. People are being strongly advised against touching or picking up sick or dead wild birds given the looming ...