Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

Several cats, wild and domestic, in the U.S. have contracted H5N1 avian influenza and died ... which is the case with the known transmission with bird flu for raw food products.

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses ... Most of the recent H5N1 transmission has been among animals ...

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is on high alert as the avian flu continues to spread to raptors and waterfowl across the commonwealth. One reason for that spread is the ...

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was first detected on Dec. 31 and has not been transmitted elsewhere in the ...

Avian flu has been found in three birds ... should avoid touching wild birds — a warning following the transmission of an avian flu strain to a teenager in B.C. "Transmission from birds to ...

A case of avian flu was detected in a backyard flock in ... While we have no evidence of human-to-human transmission at this time, we need to remain vigilant,” said Connecticut Department ...

The department learned on Wednesday that the flock of family pets, which includes chicken, ducks and peacocks, had contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as H5N1. None of the ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Though rare, humans can contract bird flu. Last week, the first human bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. Pet owners and animal keepers should be aware of the risks of bird flu and its symptoms.

Public health officials have also confirmed an increasing number of bird flu infections in domestic cats linked to raw pet food or raw milk exposure. Public health staff working on avian flu ...