Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

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

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...

The number of H5N1 bird flu cases in dairy cattle workers in the U.S. may be much higher than reported, indicates a new CDC ...

New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently ...

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

U.S. federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu, after a study found asymptomatic cases are going undetected. Joe Scarpelli has the details ...

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...

The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.