Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, more commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, claimed its first human victim in the United States earlier this month. In […]

State agencies are issuing avian influenza (HPAI) precautions after detection of the virus in locations they manage. Although the chance of encountering a diseased animal—even less of catching or transmitting it—the safety steps are simple and procedures most readers likely already follow.

Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store following the spread of the bird flu in the U.S.

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.

Egg prices expected to stay high because of limited supplies as the virus continues to infect commercial flocks nationwide.

In a resolution introduced by Councilmember Heather Kimball, the state departments of Agriculture and Health are urged to consult with local poultry farmers to develop an avian flu response plan and consider alternatives to depopulation as the main response strategy.

Two different lineages are currently circulating, one carried by wild birds, the other infecting dairy farms in the US. The challenge is to find out how far the virus is evolving to adapt to humans, following the death of an American patient.

Dairy cattle in New Hampshire will soon be tested for avian flu in an effort to keep people who work with livestock safe.

Buncombe County officials report that a dead waterfowl bird at Lake Julian Park has received a "preliminarily positive" test result for bird flu.

Lubbock Public Health has confirmed that Avian Flu has been detected in a dead bird within the city. Here's what we know so far.

With an avian flu outbreak suspected of killing up to 1,000 birds throughout Massachusetts, Island towns are warning residents to be cautious if they come across dead or sick birds.  There have been no confirmed avian flu,

Riverside County health officials are responding to 23 farms testing positive for Avian influenza with safety guidelines.