Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

After rebounding in recent decades thanks to conservation efforts, the number of once-imperiled peregrine falcons in the U.S. dropped again in some places because of the bird flu that decimated ...

In its Wednesday update, the CDC dropped its list of countries now facing "high incidence" of measles. Instead, the agency now warns only that the virus is "an ongoing risk around the world ...

We want USDA to stay focused on their research projects." Although the CDC assessed the risk from bird flu as low for the average American, the risk is moderate to high for people who work with ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WEVV) — Indiana officials report that the bird flu outbreak, which lasted more than three years, has officially ended. The Indiana Board of Animal Health says the state may now be ...

Cambridge, MA, USA - June 29, 2022: Moderna logo is seen at the entrance to its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The federal government is canceling a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop an mRNA-based vaccine for pandemic flu, including the H5N1 bird flu ... experts warn the risk could increase ...