A rare Arctic bird found deceased last week in southwest Kansas will become part of the collection at Lawrence's Kansas ...

When H5N1 first came to the attention of infectious disease professionals 20 years ago, there was concern it could mutate and ...

A University of Arizona researcher is trying to work out the possibility that bird flu might easily spread to us.

Nevada confirms its first human case of bird flu amid a growing U.S. outbreak impacting poultry, wildlife and the price of eggs.

Within 24 to 48 hours of the first detection of the virus, state and federal animal health officials work with farms to cull ...

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck's Poultry Ranch wasn't sure how ...

Dead birds have recently washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Dead birds have washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the incident is likely ...

Utah wildlife officials estimate 15,000 to 25,000 eared grebes have died in recent months from a highly pathogenic avian ...

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Since November, more than 15,000 wild birds have died along the shore of the Great Salt Lake from avian influenza (or bird flu), according to state officials.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious ...