To date, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza—known as H5N1—has been detected in over 9,000 wild birds and has affected greater than 90 million poultry in the United States.

Health officials are sounding the alarm as new cases of bird flu are now popping up in humans and commercial dairy farms.

But for gulls — sometimes erroneously called “seagulls,” though they are not exclusive to the ocean — they are described as ...

2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor for outbreaks among these vulnerable ... Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian ...

Helen Branswell, STAT’s infectious disease reporter, has been writing about H5N1 bird flu for 20 years ... is genetically suited to infecting wild birds is being given the opportunity to ...

The big cat outbreak is the latest worrying instance of widespread bird flu transmission to mammals. Bird flu appears to have ...

France has raised its risk level of bird flu to 'moderate' from 'negligible', it said in a decree published in the official ...

Avian influenza may be jumping to people directly from migratory birds as they travel thousands of miles across the globe’s flyways, scientists have warned. It has long been known that these ...

But the iconic swans, beloved by locals and visitors alike, now face an even greater threat to their existence — a deadly strain of avian influenza, which has killed millions of birds overseas.

2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor for outbreaks among these ... Sep. 6, 2024 — Western animal behavior ...

What do we know about the H5N1 virus and how worried should we be? Bird flu is a disease caused by a virus that infects birds and sometimes other animals, such as foxes, seals and otters.