US health agencies, including the CDC, have canceled meetings, paused publications, and instituted a travel freeze following ...

Public health officials say avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified as the cause of death for waterfowl in numerous Indiana counties.

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

U.S. health agencies, including the CDC, have paused meetings and communications, limiting public health actions. The delay, stemming from a directive by the Department of Health and Human Services, ...

Yolo County officials confirmed on Thursday the presence of the highly contagious bird flu known as H5N1 in a backyard poultry flock.

The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

Health authorities need to be concerned about bird flu, but the risk to the public is low. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Bird flu (H5N1) has jumped from poultry to pets, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirming that 13 domestic cats across eight households in the U.S. have ...

The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ...

Cats and birds aren't exactly similar but they're both proving to be susceptible to avian influenza A (H5N1) -- bird flu in other words. Since the bird flu ...