The Latest Breaking News from Avian flu

Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised questions about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the federal Food and Drug Administration, the answer is yes, as long as the milk is pasteurized.

Alappuzha faces avian flu scare as mass bird deaths prompt testing for H5N1 virus at national lab.

With waterfowl season underway, officials at Kentucky’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are cautioning hunters about the dangers of avian flu

“If the virus reaches those populations, they are in threat of extinction," one expert told New Scientist

RSPB says figures distorted by failure to examine raptors caught in avian flu outbreak for signs of shooting or poisoning

As the first known cases of H5N1 are detected in the region, scientists fear for the isolated penguin and seal populations that have never been exposed

Scientists find antibodies in Scottish populations of northern gannets and shags as poultry infections in Britain fall dramatically

An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa. Two different strains are causing outbreaks in the country – A(H5N1) and influenza A(H7N6). A specialist in poultry health, Shahn Bisschop, answers some…

A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease