As summer approaches, infectious diseases such as H5N1 — commonly known as bird flu — can spread more easily and potentially ...

Cows get bird flu, too Since 2024, bird flu has also been detected in dairy cows and their milk. The USDA is monitoring the milk supply; the best way to stay safe is to drink pasteurized milk, not raw ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious disease of wild and captive birds. Controlling its spread remains a major challenge. A new study, however, has revealed some fascinating details about ...

On November 13, Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food imposed the confinement of all free-range poultry farms to curb the spread of avian influenza—more commonly known as "bird ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Bird flu is on the rise again, and surges in cases have been recorded ...

Birds have been getting sick and dying in the Kansas City metro due to a rapidly-spreading strain of avian influenza, according to biologists and veterinarians. The highly pathogenic Eurasian H5N1 ...

While further outbreaks of HPAI continue to hit Polish poultry farms, France is the only other European state to confirm ...

Experts warn that while the virus is "evolving and spreading" rapidly among animals, and does not yet easily transmit between ...

During the summer of 2023, fur farms in Finland that raise mink, foxes and raccoon dogs were hit by an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza. Nearly half a million animals were culled during the outbreak, ...