In April, the person in Texas who contracted bird flu had direct exposure to dairy ... avian influenza A virus infection. It is rare to get sick from eating properly cooked beef or poultry ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

Can bird flu kill me? Can I get tested ... Plano in Texas, tells SELF. Although the bird flu has had about a 50% death rate in humans who have gotten it in the last 30 years, “people getting ...

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu​, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species ... There is no known person-to-person spread at this time. Texas has had one confirmed case in a ...

The last confirmed case in Texas was in September, according to the USDA. Some flu viruses mainly affect people, but others chiefly occur in animals. Avian viruses spread naturally in wild aquatic ...

Since arriving on a Texas dairy farm nearly a year ago, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows. More than 65 people have ...

As a result of the new state of emergency, people are wondering if humans can get bird flu and how it spreads. Although rare, humans can get the H5N1 bird flu. People can get it through direct ...

The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

Both people exposed to the bird flu through poultry were hospitalized with severe illness. Texas wildlife officials urge those who come in contact with wild animals to take protective measures ...

Bird flu is a virus that is spread from bird to bird, but occasionally, strains can transform into a virus that humans can contract and spread, according to the AAFP. "Most people who get infected ...