While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general ...

Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks catching the virus in Connecticut. There have been no instances yet of commercial ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing viral upper respiratory illnesses, asthma exacerbations and seasonal allergies this week. “To avoid the viral illnesses, ...

Could vaccinating chickens be the key to cutting soaring egg prices? - Bird flu has decimated flocks and driven egg prices to ...

Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are researching the science behind avian influenza, or bird flu. Dr. Andrew Broadbent, a researcher and professor at the University of Maryland, says the best ...

Flu season is right around the corner—and experts offer insight on where the virus thrives, and how to protect yourself. The ...

A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say ...

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry ...

Maria Peterson, an assistant professor of animal science at the University of Rhode Island, joined 12 News at 4 to talk about how avian flu spreads and how the virus is affecting both our animals ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which surfaces to avoid or clean.

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...