Although California dairy farmers anticipated a bird flu mortality rate of less than 2%, some say between 10% and 15% of ...

Health officials began providing the safety gear long before the first human case in California was announced in October.

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in Canada. Expert Sam Scarpino discusses the health risk and potential for spread.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers ...

As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the US, health officials recently found that 7 percent of dairy workers tested on farms in two states had evidence of recent infection — and some had signs ...

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...

USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.

H5N1, the strain of bird flu ravaging herds of cattle, according to the California Department of Public Health ...

As avian flu spreads in California dairies, new CDC study finds evidence of prior infection in people who felt healthy.

There’s a new push from the CDC to test more workers who have come into contact with infected cattle and birds. That comes as ...

The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.