Chicago-area healthcare providers are stocked up with influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, but some doctors say it's been a tough ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week urged the administration of President Donald Trump to finalize a science-based ...

There's an unwritten rule in publishing, or so I've been told: Don't write about COVID. Our collective attention span has ...

Cows get bird flu, too Since 2024, bird flu has also been detected in dairy cows and their milk. The USDA is monitoring the milk supply; the best way to stay safe is to drink pasteurized milk, not raw ...

New research reveals why bird flu poses such an unusual danger to humans: it can keep multiplying even at temperatures that normally shut viruses down.

Out on his farm in Dundee Township, Cliff McConville sees geese landing in the fields where his turkeys and chickens graze. It’s a sight that often unnerves poultry producers, as migratory waterfowl ...

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...

Since bird flu was first identified in U.S. dairy herds in March 2024, Wisconsin dairy herds have managed to avoid the virus - until now.

An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North America is raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to mass ...

For the first time in Wisconsin, bird flu was detected in dairy cattle in Dodge County. State officials offer advice for ...