Most avian forms of the flu are low pathogenic. These strains are prevalent worldwide and, in most cases, have little to no effect on backyard chickens. Symptoms can include coughing and sneezing, ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The CDC ends its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu after recording 70 human cases and one death nationally, even as experts ...

Tens of thousands of birds were affected by Avian Influenza in central Pennsylvania after the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The CDC advised clinicians to consider H5N1 in patients who have acute respiratory illness symptoms or conjunctivitis with relevant exposure, including to raw milk.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its emergency response for bird flu as the outbreak that sickened dozens of people, spread to cattle and drove up ...