The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said in a routine flu update that two people, in Wyoming and Ohio, have been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu. While the patient from ...

Human protection against bird flu may be easier than previously thought, thanks to new findings about the genetic makeup of the virus and one particular immune cell that all of us have.

Nationally, the USDA has confirmed 36 cases of bird flu in livestock in four states in the last 30 days. Wisconsin dairy producers and processors will soon be required to test raw milk for avian flu ...

A wild bird in Hays County tested positive for bird flu The CDC says 70 human cases of bird flu have been detected in the U.S. There have been several other detections of bird flu throughout ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

Two "exclusively indoor" cats from two separate households in Michigan caught H5N1 bird flu and ultimately died, according to a new report. The cases raise the possibility that people in the cats ...

Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise are famous for flashy feathers and unusually shaped ornaments, which set the standard for haute ...

Dr Shweta Bansal is a Nephrology Fellow at the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. Her areas of interest include body volume regulation in health and disease ...

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture did not identify the "live bird market" or say what town it is in. Highly pathogenic avian influenza or H5N1 has already been confirmed in wild birds in ...

As the sun rose over India’s diverse landscapes, birding enthusiasts across the country set out with binoculars and notebooks for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) – a global citizen ...

Bird baths are one of the most popular additions to any garden. They provide a place for all sorts of birds, from robins to redwings, chaffinches, magpies, starlings and crows, to find a source of ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that house cats could contract the H5N1 bird flu virus from contact with their owners. Because the workers declined to be ...