The patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

Infectious H5N1 avian influenza virus can persist in raw-milk cheeses while they are being made and for up to 120 days of aging, depending on the milk's ...

Health officials maintain that the public health risk for the general public remains low Scientists found in a new study that the bird flu was detected in the air on some dairy farms In addition to ...

From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact quite mysteriously — under the radar. So much so that this week, the ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- Poultry producers and scientists have been hoping warmer weather would knock down a virulent strain of bird flu that has hammered the Midwest, but the virus recently took its ...

H5N1 bird flu isn’t going away. In fact, the virus continues to spin off new versions that outcompete their predecessors, posing a challenge for keeping it from jumping into people, poultry and other ...

Wild-bird detections have also spiked, especially in migratory blue-winged teal. In Kansas, 20 hunter-harvested blue-wing ...

Hawaii health officials learned from a recent survey that few respondents involved with caring for birds actually know what to do to prevent bird flu. The Hawaii Department of Health in March ...

More than 140 domestic cats in the country have been infected with bird flu since 2022. While the likelihood of your cat getting bird flu is rare, the recent increase in cats who've contracted the ...

The number of turkeys killed at South Dakota farms in response to recent detections of avian influenza has risen to 419,650, continuing the state’s status as the national epicenter of this season’s ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. >> Most respondents (84%) were aware the H5N1 variant ...