More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. Cases of avian influenza continue to be found in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has ...

H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, has established an unprecedented foothold across the United States, creating a situation that health officials are monitoring with heightened vigilance.

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. A view shows a sign with bird ...

During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu: Cases peak in the ...

But Khan said every new infection increases the odds that bird flu could mutate and lead to more severe disease. In North America, six people have ended up in hospital with bird flu since March 2024.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.