Study: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Wild Birds and a Human, British Columbia, Canada, 2024.Image credit: Amy Lutz/Shutterstok.com. Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is an ...

The rapid spread of H5N1 from wild birds to mammals, and even humans, is raising the stakes in the fight against avian influenza. As experts warn of the virus’s pandemic potential, global action ...

People who feed geese, ducks and some other wild birds could contribute, albeit unintentionally, to the spread of avian flu. Kelly Bostian, Tulsa World Archive Steve Metzer ...

Young: Wild birds, particularly aquatic birds, are hosts, or reservoirs, of different influenza viruses. They’re categorized as either low-pathogenic or highly pathogenic, depending on how well ...

An infectious disease expert tells ABC News what you need to know about the avian flu outbreak that has killed more than 50 million birds in the U.S.

Avian flu, also known as bird flu, occurs naturally in wild birds and can spread the disease to farms and domestic birds. The CDC says more than 171.5 million birds have been affected by avian flu ...

It has been detected in wild birds and commercial poultry since January 2022.More than 173 million birds have been affected. Find information about the spread of bird flu in poultry at www.cdc.gov ...

There are only two cases on record reported in the U.S., according to the CDC. Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, was first detected in 1996 among birds in China ...

Hickman’s Family Farms is beginning to lay off employees, after avian flu forced the company to euthanize about 95% of its egg-laying hen population, about 6 million birds in all.