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.

A new bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza) outbreak has been discovered in California. The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California ...

In a troubling development, the highly pathogenic H5N9 avian flu has been detected in U.S. poultry for the first time. The outbreak occurred at a duck meat farm in Merced County, California ...

Global outbreak of Avian Influenza H5N1 in birds, spreading to cattle and humans, raising concerns for potential evolution ...

“In 2024, avian influenza viruses expanded their reach, infecting previously unaffected species. Our work identifies key mutations linked to a potential spread to humans, requiring rapid detection and ...

The growing warnings about the avian flu, also known as H5N1 or H5N9 flu, have led the public to question whether the infection can be spread to humans through eating eggs or chicken. Here's what ...

Rose Acres Farms, which claims to be the second-largest egg producer in the United States, released a statement on Tuesday saying that it had detected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Dr. Sato says it's difficult to say how avian flu would affect children because there are so few cases nationwide, and different strains have different effects. Dr. Sato said there was a severe ...

While a complete genome sequence is pending ... are particularly sensitive to H5N1 avian influenza, and care should be taken not to expose these animals to the virus. Dogs also can contract ...

Avian flu has recently been detected in dead waterfowl in LaPorte, Lake, Porter, Starke and seven other counties in the state, meaning that hunters and others should take care if they’re ...

THERE IS A PUSH COMING FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO PROTECT THE DAIRY INDUSTRY AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN IT, FROM AVIAN FLU. AT THIS TIME HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WE HAVE NO DETECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA ...