NEW YORK -- At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died of avian flu at two New York City zoos, according to the organization that operates the facilities.

What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens ...

H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...

A new H5N1 strain has been spotted in cows and New York is temporarily closing live poultry markets, among other warning ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City zoos are taking extra precautions after announcing the deaths of several ducks and wild birds amid concerns of an avian flu outbreak. The Wildlife ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

PETALING JAYA: Although no avian influenza cases have been detected in the country, the Health Minister is not taking any chances and wants Malaysians to observe precautionary measures. Calling ...

Hoosier farmers are on edge as the bird flu—officially the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI—continues to menace big and small flocks alike three years into this outbreak. Last month ...

In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian influenza in the U.S., on a duck farm in California. The latest strain isn’t ...

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide.

But the H5N1 bird flu virus, which was first identified in 1996 when it spread from wild birds to domestic birds, can. In fact, it’s considered a highly pathogenic avian influenza, because it ...