The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

Yolo County officials confirmed on Thursday the presence of the highly contagious bird flu known as H5N1 in a backyard poultry flock.

Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

None of the farm workers who may have been exposed is currently ill, according to county health officials. The farm is currently under quarantine.

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial ...

Since the beginning of the outbreaks in poultry and cattle, almost 135 million birds and more than 900 cattle herds have been ...