While bird flu is rare in humans, other animals, including domestic cats and dairy cows, are highly susceptible to it.

Health officials in the United States have confirmed that a man in Washington state has died after contracting a strain of bird flu that has never before been identified in humans. The man, who was ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Tuesday after a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Hamilton County -- the state's ninth ...

Bird influenzas are known not only for their danger and severity, but also for their ability to jump to other creatures, including humans. However, recently the ongoing H5N1 bird flu was detected in ...

Nance Beston, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Oct. 13—MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known ...