Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

An infectious disease expert says the relatively mild cases of avian influenza detected so far among dairy workers don’t ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person ...

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a ...

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...

A patient who was hospitalized with the first human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the United States has died. According to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, the state health department said Monday. The person who contracted the H5N1 ...

(WOOD) — Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person died in Louisiana from highly pathogenic avian influenza.

The announcement follows shortly after the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first US death from H5N1 at a Louisiana ... known as bird flu or avian influenza, H5N1 is a zoonotic ...

This health risk report comes after news that the first patient who was hospitalized, and who was the first human case of avian influenza, in Louisiana has died. The patient was over 65 years old ...

Public-health officials are now comparing the genetic features of the teen’s case with that of a Louisiana patient whose ...