The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the ...

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

Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird ...

All live bird markets in New York City and several neighboring counties were ordered to be closed on Friday after inspectors ...

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

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

H5N1 has in recent years seen a significant increase ... minks, foxes, dolphins, and seals, among others. In 2024, people working on dairy farms contracted the virus from sick cattle, raising ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird ... with more cases of mammals -- such as seals, cattle, cats, dogs and pigs -- coming down with bird flu.

There are dozens of bird species in the H5N1 firing line, as well as eight penguin species and six seal species. Emmerson said wildlife teemed around the bases. “We often have the penguins later ...

The harbor seal, Slater, died the following day ... the specific source of the exposure of the animals to bird flu, or H5N1 virus, is not known. The virus is spread through saliva, nasal ...

CHICAGO — Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found ... in a young flamingo named Teal on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal named Slater on Jan. 9.

The flamingo died Jan. 8, and the seal died Jan. 9, the zoo said. How the animals were exposed to H5N1 avian influenza remains unknown, but the zoo said it was “near certain” that it derived ...