Helicopters will transport researchers and their supplies in efforts to reduce crucial time away from fieldwork with the ...

Mosquitoes, which are not native to Hawaii, have introduced avian malaria to the island’s bird populations. This has led to drastic reductions in honeycreeper numbers, putting many species at risk of ...

The Hawaiʻi County Council has adopted a measure asking the state Agriculture and Health departments to work with farmers as they respond to the contagious avian flu.

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

When she took her dog out to Oak Street Beach on their morning walk Sunday, Portia Belloc Lowndes came across a scene that was so disturbing, she said, it felt “like a horror show.” Around 20 ...

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness). Our instinct is to help ...

A rapid rise in avian influenza outbreaks in January led to the culling of more than 5 million birds during the month, bringing the total for the season to 8.1 million. Egg prices are slowly rising.

In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian influenza in ... are plenty of potential bird-flu hosts, whose poop spreads ...

SEE ALSO: Bird flu outbreak: New sub-type of avian flu found on duck farm in Merced County, California Prince said while nothing is confirmed, the symptoms mirror confirmed cases of avian flu in ...

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns among the scientific community that it could result in human-to-human ...