Cow udders may provide a hotspot for bird flu and human flu viruses to mingle. The prospect of an outbreak of avian influenza among dairy cattle triggering a pandemic in humans is one step closer than ...

WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans. So far, that hasn’t happened, virologist Richard ...

H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy cows to humans. The CDC and health ...

In recent months, the avian influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, has taken alarming steps toward becoming a bigger ...

Dairy cows feed at a dairy farm near Corcoran, Calif. Seven out of 10 herds that have been found to be infected with avian flu are in the state. Avian flu, highly contagious and damaging to poultry ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

Cows are highly intelligent and deeply sentient and emotional beings with distinct individual personalities, and have been ...