The general public are showing “ignorance and apathy” towards the threat of bird flu, say the authors of a new editorial, ...

Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

In the year 2025, the H5N1 avian influenza virus emerging as a major global health risk. Once it was primarily affecting ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...

Public health officials in at least one state are now offering money as an incentive to encourage people to get screened or ...

Robert Redfield, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that it is "not a question ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

A recent study reveals a significant lack of awareness and concern among Americans regarding the threat of bird flu, despite ...

Dyeing eggs as part of the Easter celebration goes back at least as far as the Middle Ages, and perhaps earlier. Some 47 ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...