Turkey vultures deter predators by projectile vomiting gastric juices as acidic as battery acid that burns their attacker's ...

The spread of the bird flu among humans and other mammals in the United States has sparked some concern among public health experts in recent weeks, though U.S. officials say the risk it currently ...

Usually, wild birds spread the virus, especially after they die and other animals eat their remains or come in contact with them. The CDC reported that over 100 different wild bird species ...

Pet food company Northwest Naturals is recalling a batch of its raw turkey pet food after a cat died from bird flu linked to the product. In a press release this week, the Oregon-based company ...

The H5N1 bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been detected in a backyard flock in Vermont, according to state agriculture officials. Bird flu is generally low-risk to humans ...

A backyard flock of birds in Vermont tested positive for bird flu last week, state officials announced Thursday. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said the flock of 24 birds ...

Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to ...

The bird flu is spreading on hundreds of dairy farms this season in the Central Valley. More than 100 dairies are under quarantine in Stanislaus County because of cows infected with the H5N1 virus ...

The death of an Oregon house cat, who became ill after eating raw pet food contaminated with bird flu, recently prompted a nationwide recall. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) on Thursday ...

The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...

Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a ...