Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

“Given that some lactating cows’ “steal milk” through self-nursing or mutual-nursing, they speculated that “mouth-to-teat” ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Scientists always knew a deadly virus was going to jump from animals to humans: COVID was not the first time it has happened, ...

Cambodia's Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country's twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year. The patient, a ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a widespread risk to the public.

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Here's what you need to know So far, 70 human cases have been confirmed, according to the CDC.