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

(Reuters) -Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the ...

The Department of Agriculture has a $1 billion plan to address bird flu (Getty Images) “One of the things that is clear is that the federal government is really going to have to accelerate the ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Dairy and poultry workers have accounted for most cases of ...

and the fact that most of the agricultural workers who are at direct risk of exposure to the bird flu virus may be undocumented could seriously jeopardize efforts to track and control the spread ...

Mexico Says a 3-Year-Old Girl Has Died in the Country's First Human Case of Bird Flu MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country's ...

Those that are most at risk for contracting bird flu are those who have prolonged close contact with sick or dead birds, like farmers, hunters, or those with a backyard poultry flock. To avoid ...

The rising per capita demand for eggs has contributed to higher prices for chicken ova, but the recent steep increase largely stems from outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu virus among commercial egg ...

The continued outbreak of bird flu has resulted in the culling of more than 30 million poultry birds across nine states this year. That’s about 10 million more than the last quarter of 2024.

The viruses that cause seasonal flu and bird flu are distinct but still closely related. Understanding their similarities and differences can help people protect themselves and their loved ones.