Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

Cornell scientists found H5N1 virus can persist in raw milk cheese for months. More acidic cheeses appear to prevent the virus from surviving. Raw milk cheeses made from contaminated milk were found ...

Minnesota is seeing a resurgence in bird flu cases this fall. The virus has infected thousands of turkeys and chickens in ...

DEAR CHARLENE: After a relatively quiet summer for the bird flu, H5N1 spiked when water fowl began their migration. Experts ...

Findings indicate H5N1 virus stability in raw-milk cheese for 120 days, emphasizing the need for revised safety measures in ...

A Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminder, applicable nationwide, includes tips on how waterfowl hunters can ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of the bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Grant County.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response on July 2, 2025, after a gradual decline in reported cases and no new human infections ...

In a bid to get ahead of the next global flu pandemic, scientists have turned to a surprising tool: bird poop. In remote parts of the Indian Ocean and Oceania — regions often neglected during global ...

France has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, on a farm in the north of the country, ...

Federal health officials have issued a warning regarding potential H5N1 bird flu contamination in raw cat food, following the death of a pet cat in San Francisco that consumed the product.

Iran reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in the northern part of the country, the ...