Avian influenzas, commonly called bird flu, are influenza viruses that readily infect and spread through birds. While multiple influenza viruses are known, the H5N1 bird flu is the most widely ...

Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of infections.

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.

Thousands of snow geese migrating across Pennsylvania have authorities working overtime to mitigate the recent outbreak of bird flu and ensure public safety. The state Game Commission on Jan. 2 ...

In related developments, West Virginia officials suspend poultry exhibitions and Massachusetts warn of sick and dead birds ...

One more death has been recorded in Tanzania's Marburg outbreak, raising the death toll to 10 according to a weekly update ...