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WHO Concerned About Bird Flu Cases: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday announced that Cambodia has reported an outbreak of the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The global health agency is investigating the two human cases after an…

Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University found that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was associated with the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North…

Chicken and egg producer Quantum Foods reported that headline earnings fell over 70%, after a year of steep input costs, avian flu outbreaks and rising energy costs. On Friday the animal feeds and broiler chicken company said headline…

Finding a turkey this holiday season could be difficult because of avian flu outbreaks on farms. Migratory wild birds could be to blame for transmitting the virus to commercial flocks, but no one has looked closely at this wandering…

5/5 © Reuters. Researcher Albert Snyman prepares the scalp of an African penguin carcass before post-mortem analysis at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) rehabilitation centre after penguins at Cape…

Understanding how birds respond to climate change is a critical area of research that Elizabeth Derryberry, associate professor in the UT Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and her colleagues are racing to understand, including…

When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, all birds are not created equal. "The scientific community has become accustomed to speaking about influenza viruses in birds as a group, but birds are an incredibly diverse…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An avian flu that's spreading quickly across the U.S. has been detected in the Pacific Northwest in two backyard bird flocks in rural Oregon and Washington.Several geese in a noncommercial flock of…

By JOSH FUNK - Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Avian influenza has been confirmed in wild birds found in three southeastern Michigan…