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

The Philadelphia cases surfaced in a flock of 420 birds kept at a market in the city on Feb. 24 and a flock of 1,100 birds on March 12, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Avian flu ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022, NBC News reported.

So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

With rising cases of bird flu, Toni Farmer breaks down the different ways you can buy eggs based on how the chickens are raised.

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...

Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

Flu can also trigger sepsis, an extreme, body-wide immune reaction. Runaway inflammation driven by sepsis can lead to tissue damage and fatal organ failure. Bird flu, or avian influenza ...

Chicken production is Delaware's top industry, contributing billions in economic activity and creating thousands of jobs, according to the state. Over the last few years, the industry has been ...

What's the difference between influenza A and influenza B? Bird flu, or avian influenza, is caused by influenza A viruses. Flu viruses that infect humans and birds are both categorized by their H ...