Seventy U.S. H5N1 cases reveal unusual patterns: fewer deaths than abroad but much higher risk than seasonal flu ...

NEW YORK -- Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets in Brooklyn, ...

The state Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced Wednesday that New York has achieved “Unaffected” status as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Milk Testing Strategy ...

AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family’s commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January.

The USDA confirmed an outbreak in Faulk County in northeast South Dakota. The outbreak meant 55,400 birds were killed to prevent the spread of the disease. It is the first case in a U.S. commercial ...

The bird flu virus that has beset dairy farms since early last year may be spreading through the air in so-called milking parlors and through contaminated wastewater, as well as from milking equipment ...

Hawaii's endangered monk seals could receive new protection from the bird flu if all goes well with a vaccine trial.

France and Italy continue to battle chikungunya outbreaks and the spread of dengue, as Greece probes possible local malaria ...