A series of reported outbreaks at some of the largest egg producers in the U.S. have caused a shortage in egg supplies, as ...

Almost a year ago, the H5N1 strain of bird flu was discovered in dairy cows for the first time. Since then, there have been confirmed cases in at least 976 herds across 17 states, including 13 ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...

Though not as prominent in the news, the avian influenza is still with us and spreading from birds to cattle, and even to ...

No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in ...

COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...

Dr. Ashish K. Jha is dean of Brown University School of Public Health and a contributing Globe Opinion writer.

More than 170 species of North American wild birds were infected with bird flu. Here's what it means for your backyard bird ...

In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the ...

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and ...

H5N1 avian flu viruses have been spreading widely in the United States for three years. Numerous mistakes and omissions in containment efforts are now taking their toll. Virus experts say conditions ...