After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if ...

A strain of bird flu never seen in humans has infected a Washington state resident and left the person hospitalized, state ...

The resident tested positive for H5N5, a type of bird flu never before seen in humans. The patient has a backyard flock that ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — For nature’s flying, feathered friends, bird-friendly gardens, like the one in Patterson Park in Baltimore, can offer comfort and refuge. Lately, though, some wild birds are ...

Flu numbers tick up with fall migration, and several recent reports of dead or sick birds involve a species especially ...

For backyard birding enthusiasts, there is good news and bad news. We’ll go with the more positive news first. Passerines–the types of birds that are generally found around backyard bird feeders–are ...

Bird flu (H5N1) continues to spark warnings around the country. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the country’s first severe case of bird flu in a human. The ...

Are your backyard chickens safe from bird flu? Find out how it spreads, ways to prevent it, and key signs to monitor.

The Washington State Department of Health announced the result Thursday while cautioning that a confirmatory test is still ...