Despite the barn closure, the poultry club intends to still host events throughout the fair, including a Poultry Olympics ...

Summer heat can turn a well-meaning backyard bird feeder into a place where illness spreads, prompting experts to urge more caution from homeowners. Because higher temperatures al ...

The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in the US since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is well known to researchers and birders: those folks who just love birds. The lab coordinates several citizen science programs. It offers a popular app called Merlin ...

A third Australian state has uncovered a “suspected positive” case of the devastating and highly contagious H5 bird flu virus ...

Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring disease in companion animals — which leaves pets and people at risk. By Emily Anthes Trupanion, a Seattle-based pet ...

After a relatively quiet fall, there’s been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan. Meanwhile, on Jan. 6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first human death ...

San Francisco's infectious disease experts explain.

Hello again Teller County. How many of you, I wonder, are reading this at your home where you can hear birds chirping as they happily feed on seeds that you left for them in a feeder? Maybe you like ...