Outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

If properly implemented, vaccination limits virus spread, protects animal health, and lowers the risk of human infection. But ...

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Brazil accounts for 35% of the global chicken trade, shipping $13 billion worth of the poultry in 2024. Read more at ...

Federal and state authorities confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a poultry market but also see a "downward trend" in reports.

Cases have even been detected in some pets, including cats during recent outbreaks in Korea in 2023, and the US in 2024.

In early May, just as the US government was about to implement a long-debated policy regulating gain-of-function research ...

A drone view shows an excavator moving earth next to a hole in the ground at a poultry farm, after Brazil confirmed its first ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has talked to Canadian health officials about sparing a flock of ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...