Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

A version of the H5N1 virus that has killed one person and severely sickened another has been detected in milk samples ...

Q&A: From people avoiding wild birds to farmers protecting their animals, Kent State epidemiologist Dr. Tara Smith shares ...

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

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to this point in the ongoing dairy outbreak. It's the same strain that killed a ...

A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed a person in Louisiana and severely sickened a teenager in Canada has now ...

The new strain, D1.1, is different from the strain, B3.13, that has been detected in other dairy herds throughout the country ...

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to prevent its spread.

Waffle House locations have signs announcing a new, temporary 50-cent egg surcharge. The company cited high prices and bird ...