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

The risk to the public remained low, but people in close contact with dairy cattle may be at an increased risk, the state ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

After years of partisan disagreements, lawmakers slipped parts of the farm bill into the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Rep.

Arizona’s largest egg producer has lost 95 percent of its chickens due to the bird flu, signaling a potential price increase for eggs. On Monday, the Arizona Department of Agriculture announced a ...

Within days, Crescent Duck Farm, a century-old institution and the last duck farm remaining in a New York region once ...

Bird flu first became a national talking point in 2022, Smith said. “We started seeing the impact that it was having on our poultry operations [and] the impact on our migratory birds,” he said.

South Africa has reported outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry ...