Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in a Jefferson County poultry flock. Risk to the public is low; officials urge biosecurity and avoiding sick or dead birds.

Flocks of poultry in Dane, Jefferson and Walworth counties have been infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, ...

Bird flu is impacting two commercial poultry flocks in southern Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian ...

When biologists first noticed increased bird flu cases in October, 49 cases had been reported. But because they can only test a limited number of carcasses, the true number is likely higher.

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife ...

Dead birds, primarily Canada geese, are being found in large numbers along Ohio's waterways. An expert attributes the deaths to the return of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu. Recent ...

The Food and Drug Administration rattled the biotech industry last week when it said it wouldn't even look at Moderna's application to market the first mRNA flu shot. But on Wednesday, the agency ...

Two Indiana counties saw their first outbreaks of a relatively long-lasting strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, last week. A Sullivan County turkey farm reported an outbreak around Feb. 14, and ...

More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada's new public-option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those ...

As the downward rush of snow swept forward sometime around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 17, one of the 15 people on the last stretch of a three‑day backcountry ski trip shouted, “Avalanche!” Hours later, six ...