A farm in Melrose quarantines after a bird flu outbreak in 2010. Federal authorities are now requiring stepped-up biosecurity ...

The virus spreads rapidly in birds, and with nearly 600 birds at the Sedgwick County Zoo, an outbreak could be disastrous. Zoo officials are taking procedures to protect their wildlife.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who dedicated much of his life to humanitarian causes, died in his ...

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient in a way that could potentially make the virus more transmissible to humans, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Through consumption of dairy products and interactions with infected animals, humans are also at risk for exposure.