Residents in St. Louis County are being encouraged to avoid birds following two ducks testing positive for avian influenza, ...

Backyard chickens and ducks can be exposed to bird flu. Banner Health shares signs to watch for in birds, symptoms in people and steps to protect your family.

How do we know when an animal virus might pose a risk to humans? Canada confirmed a human case of H5N1 avian influenza (often ...

The positive tests announced Friday follow the county's heaviest recorded bird flu season in the last four years.

Bird flu has been found in a backyard poultry flock in Kittitas County. County officials said the USDA National Veterinary ...

The rapid spread of H5N1 from wild birds to mammals, and even humans, is raising the stakes in the fight against avian influenza. As experts warn of the virus’s pandemic potential, global action on ...

A woman in Wyoming and a farm worker in Ohio marked the latest Americans hospitalized with bird flu, as the virus continues to disrupt the poultry and cattle industries. Since the summer, the U.S. has ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.

Pasteurized milk products remain safe for consumers, and milk supply shortages are not expected, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had ...

Avian influenza or bird flu (caused by the H5N1 virus) is a contagious viral disease affecting domestic and wild birds and, less frequently, mammals. Authorities confirmed an outbreak in Kerala in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whatcom County residents with backyard flocks are being encouraged to have their birds tested as state and federal agencies work ...