The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

Is the United States prepared for an avian flu pandemic ... Contact with virus-contaminated birds or animal by-products can also spread bird flu, as can transmission through air by droplets or dust.

Federal officials tracking bird flu have found the virus on poultry farms, but experts say the outbreaks are not currently a ...

Facing high egg prices, the Trump administration is considering vaccinating poultry against bird flu, but H5N1 is already out ...

“Having a bird feeder out is not harmful, as long as you keep your feeders clean,” says Schuler. “There are recommendations ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...

Seventy people, mostly farm workers, have contracted the virus since 2024, and further spread raises the risk that bird flu could become more transmissible to humans, experts say. The U.S ...

The outbreak occurred in the city of Montenegro in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, the farm ministry said.

H5N1 bird flu is widespread among wild birds in the United States, and has caused increasing ... it is safe to eat eggs despite the spread of bird flu. The CDC reminds the public that poultry ...

Brazil accounts for 35% of the global chicken trade, shipping $13 billion worth of the poultry in 2024. Read more at ...