According to the CDC, there are now more than 60 confirmed cases of bird flu in the U.S. The first severe illness in a human ...

A view of dairy farmer Brent Pollard's farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to ...

The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive. Keith Poulsen’s jaw ...

Per the USDA announcement, as part of the new federal order, it will now be required that 1: Raw milk samples be shared, upon ...

Scott Gottlieb and Luciana Borio, a former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the National Security ...

Bird flu has claimed its first human in the United States, but health officials say the risk remains low and there are ...

The late queen, who was immensely popular throughout the world, was well-known for her soft spot for animals. While her love for her famed corgis was most recognizable, the queen also admired farm ...

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what ...

"The only reason that we are not vaccinating poultry against bird flu is because the chicken companies don't want to," deCoriolis said. "Industrial meat companies rely on export markets for their ...

as the virus’ jump to dairy cattle this year and infections of farm workers have worried scientists and federal officials about the risks to humans. Officials in California and Washington have said ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million (C$441.7 million) in funds to ...

Historically, bird flu has been a nasty bug to catch. Since it was first documented in the ‘90s, it has generally had a 50% ...