Dr. Michael Osterholm says that the primary kind of birds impacted by the flu is migratory waterfowl, like geese and ducks, ...

Avian influenzas, commonly called bird flu, are influenza viruses that readily infect and spread through birds. While ...

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...

Public health officials encourage anyone who works with cattle or birds to take precautions against avian influenza, but for most of us, an expert at the University of Virginia says the risk remains ...

European agencies call for better preparedness and greater information sharing on avian flu as they identify new mutations ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have two bird feeders off of my back deck. They hang from tall poles as a vain attempt to keep the ...

Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the avian influenza virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics, ...

The requirements within the AIPZ and other measures to reduce the risk of avian influenza transmission will be kept under ongoing review. The AIPZ will require all keepers of poultry and other ...

The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 -- and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release ...

“Currently there is no evidence of onwards transmission from this case ... follow Defra advice about reporting any suspected avian influenza cases.” Last week, Defra declared an avian ...

The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA), have confirmed Bird-to-human transmission of bird flu ... identified an outbreak of avian influenza(H5N1) in a flock of birds. UKHSA carried out ...