While its goal remains to introduce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the bloodstream, the path of airflow and the elements that make up this complex system are unique to birds and a few other ...

Maintaining a high metabolic rate and body temperature places an extreme demand on a bird’s respiratory system, especially during the intense physical exertion required for flight. Rapid oxygen ...

As bird flu continues to spread across the U.S. and Eastern Shore of Maryland, here's a look at how you can keep yourself and ...

The humble egg, one of nature’s perfect foods, a self-packaged, relatively inexpensive source of protein that can serve as a ...

Scientists are concerned that bird flu may eventually mutate so that it can readily spread among people – something it cannot ...

The first U.S. H5N9 outbreak has raised concerns as scientists warn of evolving bird flu risks—here's what you need to know about the symptoms.

A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S.

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus ... capable of causing severe damage beyond the respiratory system. A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...

A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious ...

The news comes in the midst of HPAI cases in a commercial poultry operation in Kent County, Del., plus one in Caroline County ...