The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.  The ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

Yolo County officials confirmed on Thursday the presence of the highly contagious bird flu known as H5N1 in a backyard poultry flock.

Early this month, the state health department announced that a person in Louisiana died from the bird flu, also known as H5N1.

It is a contagious infection caused by a parasite that effects human, birds and cattle. In birds, it is caused by the parasite Trichomonas gallinae. In birds, it infects the tissues in their mouth, ...

A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of Crescent Duck ...