Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

If you really want to feed wild birds, you need to have the feeder in an area that your cat or dog is not able to access.

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Some people already consume raw milk by purchasing it as pet feed or by traveling to states where it’s legal. “It’s like the raw milk underground,” said a bill sponsor.

Since then, bird flu has infected 996 herds across the ... transmission of avian flu can occur from contact with milk from infected cows; eating, drinking or inhaling droplets contaminated with ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota are studying the presence of avian influenza in dairy cattle. This research comes after the College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million ...

In the past year, H5N1 spillover to humans has infected 70 people in the U.S.; about two-thirds of cases were due to human ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

Public health officials in at least one state are now offering money as an incentive to encourage people to get screened or ...