That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

In San Mateo County, California, bird flu has now been detected in a cat. This comes after the county recently confirmed the presence of a bird flu in a backyard poultry flock. The county says they ...

After bird flu was detected in a stray cat in Half Moon Bay this week, health officials in San Mateo County are urging pet ...

Tools used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks aren’t working this time, experts say. Since March, the virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

A federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of ...

Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.

The theft was reported Saturday night of 100,000 organic eggs worth more than $40,000 from a distribution trailer in south-central Pennsylvania.

The perfect boiled egg has a velvety yolk paired with a soft, solid white. This image provided by researchers in February ...

A new type of bird flu has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada, according to the USDA. The strain is different from the ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths ...