This image shows the H5N1 avian flu under a microscope. The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in dairy cattle and ...

The disease is circulating, but experts say you're only at risk if you work directly with birds or in agriculture.

Across the country, dairy producers have dumped milk and infected chickens have been killed, including millions of egg-laying ...

This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

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Bird flu has had a nationwide effect causing harm to the poultry and domestic animals but it also has been posing a risk to human health. While the health risk is low, people have been cautioned.

"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.

It is also possible for people to get infected from contact with a sick cat, Troisi said. The situation with the virus is ...