NEW ORLEANS, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – The State of Louisiana identified a case of a domestic cat with bird flu in New Orleans, according to a spokesperson from the city’s Health Department and ...

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on Jan. 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks ...

The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

"This is about the time of year when we would expect to see an increase in COVID, flu, RSV, and also norovirus," said Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New ...

Nearly 100,000 ducks will be killed at Long Island’s last major commercial duck farm after bird flu was detected at the Suffolk County facility. Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has played host to ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...

When a pathogen — any organism that causes a disease — jumps species, scientists get nervous because its genetic makeup can ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

None of the farm workers who may have been exposed is currently ill, according to county health officials. The farm is currently under quarantine.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial ...