The current bird flu outbreak in Massachusetts is the largest the state has ever seen. Here's why officials believe it has ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

The progression of the bird flu in America since 2021 has been unprecedented, including the first-ever cases of infections in dairy cattle and raising heightened pandemic risks.

Across the country, dairy producers have dumped milk and infected chickens have been killed, including millions of egg-laying ...

This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

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Although cases of bird flu are surging among birds in the UK, the risk of the virus spreading to humans still remains ...