The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...

Several cats, wild and domestic, in the U.S. have contracted H5N1 avian influenza and died from eating raw food contaminated with bird flu. Raw foods include unpasteurized milk, uncooked meat or ...

As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus from ...

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza, or the bird flu, has been discovered in a backyard flock in New Haven County.

On Jan. 31, 2025, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu, marking the second strain detected in herds since ...

As egg suppliers scramble to cope with surging costs spurred on by a particularly devastating strain of bird flu, the ...

Wisconsin is among 10 states to report human cases of the H5N1 virus so far, with more than half reported in California.

In 1987, a new FDA regulation formally prohibited the interstate sale of raw milk. In the wake of the agency’s action, the ...

The H5N9 strain of avian influenza is much more rare than the H5N1 which has been responsible for most of the reported human cases and the first human death.

also known as avian flu H5N1, though there is concern that the virus, which has spread among farm cows in the US, may mutate and spread to humans, leading to a flu pandemic. One of the barriers ...