An uncomfortable truth is that there is another influenza pandemic in humankind’s future. Whether it will be a relative of the lethal avian flu strain currently wreaking havoc in bird populations ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

(Reuters) -Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human ...

The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has been detected in a mammal in Texas, a sign of the growing outbreak of a virus that’s been spreading from ...

Wild bird deaths linked to avian influenza tend to rise in winter, and state officials say New Yorkers should stay alert in the months ahead. The state Department of Environmental Conservation warned ...

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DENVER — Avian flu was confirmed in nine mammals in Colorado last month, which was the most cases reported anywhere in the United States. The nationwide outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State officials have confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – also known as bird flu – in mammals such as foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic cats in Deaf ...

A flock of snow geese lifts off at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. A farm worker became the first reported human case of bird flu in Ohio. They join dozens who have become ...

A strain of avian influenza that has likely sickened and killed millions of birds around the globe has popped up in an unexpected species: Cows. A person exposed to cattle on one of those Texas farms ...