In a special edition of STAT's First Opinion podcast, STAT’s executive editor Rick Berke and senior writer Helen Branswell interviewed the country’s former top infectious disease expert about some of ...

An ostrich farm in Canada had birds test positive for avian influenza in December 2024, but its operators have not cooperated ...

After a hiatus last year to prevent the spread of avian flu, the milking parlor at the Iowa State Fair Dairy Barn is back in 2025. The return of the milking equipment was met Thursday, Aug. 7, by ...

HHS says the elimination of 22 mRNA vaccine development projects for COVID-19 and bird flu signals a shift in vaccine priorities.

The Nevada County Fair begins on Wednesday, but one coveted event is off the schedule this year due to the bird flu.

Although the number of bird flu infections has declined in recent months, new concerns arise as scientists say the virus may now be spreading on dairy farms through air and contaminated wastewater ...

Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors.

Gold Shaw Farm reports on a deadly bird flu outbreak impacting one of America’s largest poultry hatcheries.

The addition of H5 avian influenza detection to the Metrix® platform strengthens the nation's preparedness posture by enabling rapid, point-of-care differentiation of H5 from seasonal H1 and H3 ...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.

Dairies say the USDA relief money helped them sustain operations as bird flu decimated milk production, but critics say the ...