The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

H5N1 with a groundbreaking strategy that puts the nation’s milk supply under the microscope. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the addition of seven more ...

This colorized electron microscope image released by the NIAID shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles, shown in yellow, grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells, shown in blue.

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to ...

Health officials have confirmed the presence of H5N1 (bird flu) in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo County. The county said that while there are no current human cases of bird ...

It’s unclear whether these viruses pose a bigger threat to people, however. The CDC says the risk of H5N1 to the public is still low, although people who work on farms or who have backyard ...

deputy under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs for the USDA, at a press conference on Thursday. But H5N1-infected birds “are not permitted in any food product at all. They are most ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, was first reported in New London County after a backyard flock came into contact with wild waterfowl in a nearby pond. The Department of Agriculture said they have ...

Poultry can still be exhibited and sold in unaffected counties with biosecurity measures in place. The department may extend ...