It’s officially flu season, and humans aren’t the only ones who need to take precautions to avoid getting sick. Bird flu has ...

Bird flu seems to be ramping up — the US announced its first human death this week, and the highly contagious virus has spread to all 50 states. With more than 130 million birds and nearly 1,000 dairy ...

Is 100°C enough to kill the H5N1 bird flu virus? A science-backed kitchen guide on safe cooking temperatures, poultry safety, ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen. But the move has ...

“If the chickens are vaxxed, I won’t eat them,” rebuked one person. “I’ll be buying from local farms.” The new push comes in the wake of the U.S. Department of Agriculture issuing a conditional ...

WASHINGTON — A chicken in a Montgomery County backyard flock has tested positive for bird flu, the Maryland Department of Agriculture said Thursday. The whole flock and area are under quarantine after ...

On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the agency’s options for controlling the bird flu outbreak and possibly help ...

The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to ...