There was a lot to chirp about in this Long Island town. A lazuli bunting, known for living on the West Coast, visited the bird feeder at Meigan Madden Rocco’s Flanders, Long Island home to the ...

So far, only one human case has been confirmed in the U.S. in 2024. Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread ...

Each regional bird has unique color palettes and designs, with some standing out more than others in terms of appeal and creativity. New additions like Kilowattrel and Corviknight bring fresh ...

In early April, a dairy worker in Texas tested positive for avian influenza, also known as bird flu, amid a multi-state outbreak of the virus among cows. The bird flu virus has also been detected ...

A top World Health Organization official warned there’s an increasing threat of human-to-human bird flu transmission Thursday, as the virus has increasingly mutated to spread to humans from ...

Nathalie Laurence/Sunspiral Images via Getty Images Bird flu is, famously, a disease that infects birds. Yet in recent months, it’s been spreading to all kinds of other animals — including ...

World Health Organization’s top scientist said this week the recent bird flu outbreak is of “great concern” to public health, and vaccine development to halt the virus is “not where we ...

For years, H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been primarily confined to the bird population, but it has recently begun to infect a growing number of mammals, suggesting that the ...

Checking a dead otter for bird flu infection last year on Chepeconde Beach in Peru.Credit...Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters Supported by By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Apoorva Mandavilli first ...

A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found. By Apoorva Mandavilli The bird flu outbreak in American dairy cattle may have begun in January ...

Since 2022, a highly contagious strain of bird flu has spread across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, resulting in the deaths of more than 8.5 million birds in commercial and backyard poultry ...

Pet owners have been advised not to feed their animals raw milk, following the spread of bird flu among dairy cows. Cats are among the pets most susceptible to the virus. There have been 13 cases ...