In the southwestern United States in the early weeks of 2024, a large-animal veterinarian pulled up to a dairy farm on his usual rounds and was greeted by an odd absence. The barn cats who normally ...

Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in a Jefferson County poultry flock. Risk to the public is low; officials urge biosecurity and avoiding sick or dead birds.

Scientists recently confirmed that a variation of the avian influenza virus is responsible for sea bird deaths in Antarctica.

Detections of H5N1 avian influenza have slowed in both animals and humans, but continued surveillance is warranted, CDC researchers said. In dairy cattle, cases surged over the fall and early winter ...

Researchers at UC Davis say news they've dreaded since 2023 has come to pass: California's elephant seals have been infected ...

Seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at University of California–Davis’s long-monitored Año Nuevo colony in California have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, ...

About 30 seals at a California state park have died, and seven of them had the lethal virus. Lab results for the other animals are pending ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife managers and public health officials on alert.

DATCP confirms H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in a Jefferson County commercial poultry flock and urges strong biosecurity and premises registration.

Virologists across the globe are raising alarms over the spread of the H5N1 avian flu virus, which is now infecting not just birds, but cattle and humans. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease experts say ...