H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, poultry have tested positive for the virus in Australia, Nepal and Turkey.

U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed ...

Yahoo News provides the latest updates on the spread of bird flu in the U.S. and its effect on rising egg prices and ...

As the ongoing bird influenza continues to devastate the nation’s egg production, Turkey plans to export eggs into the U.S.

Nevada is suspending its cage-free standards to free up the egg supply. Experts say it won’t help much.

Scientists suspect the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has killed ducks, geese, swans, owls and eagles. The Michigan ...

A commercial turkey flock of about 30,000 birds in Sac County was recently infected by a very contagious and deadly avian flu ...

As egg prices increase, backyard chicken flocks have become more appealing. Though the risk bird flu exposure is low, it’s ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say bird flu or Highly ...