When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns one ...

According to the CDC, bird flu has caused recent human cases in dairy and poultry workers in the United States, though the risk to the public remains low.

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...

This virus has infected chickens, cattle, and people and caused egg prices to skyrocket. How worried should you be?A farmer standing among her chickens at a farm in California.By Kevin Loria, ...

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state ...

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is taking proactive steps to prevent a potential egg shortage and price surge ...

This is to address supply concerns and prevent a crisis similar to an ongoing outbreak of avian flu in the United States of ...

STATEMENT OF SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN ON POSSIBLE EGG SHORTAGE AND PRICE SURGE The Department of Agriculture must exercise the utmost prudence in preventing the entry of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said steps must now be taken to avert a possible shortage of eggs in April. Tiu Laurel ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) implied there may be an egg supply shortage two months from now as many local producers ...

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there are many ...