When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...

This virus has infected chickens, cattle, and people and caused egg prices to skyrocket. How worried should you be?A farmer standing among her chickens at a farm in California.By Kevin Loria, ...

Researchers have a new hope for preventing severe illness from the bird flu after finding a groundbreaking antibody treatment ...

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying ...

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.