Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store following the spread of the bird flu in the U.S.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, has resurged across Pennsylvania in recent weeks, causing significant bird mortality — particularly in wild geese. First detected in Pennsylvania

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science.

Two different lineages are currently circulating, one carried by wild birds, the other infecting dairy farms in the US. The challenge is to find out how far the virus is evolving to adapt to humans, following the death of an American patient.

F lu season is upon us and it's not just restricted to humans. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as avian influenza or bird flu, is a spreadable virus that affects wild birds, poultry, livestock, pets and, in rare cases, humans.

With the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England, and the rise in egg prices due to limited supply as a result, concerns are rising about the threat and impact of the fowl-borne illness.

The expanded protocols come after a child in California tested positive for the bird flu despite no known contact with animals. The Centers for Disease Control issued a health alert calling for the immediate testing of patients hospitalized with influenza ...

Egg prices expected to stay high because of limited supplies as the virus continues to infect commercial flocks nationwide.

The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, Reuters reported, citing the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Monday.

Louisiana still leads the nation with influenza-like illness but things are looking better. Looking at influenza-like illness across the US, Louisiana has led the nation

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a close call and global catastrophe