The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

In Louisiana, a patient is hospitalized with the country's first severe case of the bird flu, ... Officials said infected birds can shed the virus in their saliva, mucous and feces.

The bird flu has torn through the country in 2022, ... It is extremely contagious among birds, who spread it by shedding the virus in their saliva, feces and through nasal secretions.

Most infections linked to the strain of bird flu circulating globally in wild birds and U.S. dairy herds — technically known as the 2.3.4.4b clade — have been mild. But two recent cases are a ...

Infected birds shed avian influenza viruses through their saliva, mucous and feces, according to the CDC. The bird flu can spread primarily through contact with infected birds and exposure to ...

Additionally, bird flu can infect dairy cattle, and raw milk from these cows might carry the virus."It's important to understand bird flu spreads through droppings, saliva and mucus from infected ...

"Most people who get infected with bird flu have close contact with infected birds or bird droppings," Brull says. That means those who work with poultry and those who eat raw or undercooked meat ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Flu expert says bird flu virus may be spread by infected feces blowing in the wind. Dr. Michael Osterholm is a medical detective and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesotta — Flu expert says bird flu virus may be spread by infected feces blowing in the wind.Dr. Michael Osterholm is a medical detective and Director of the Center for ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to know and how to stay safe.

The growing warnings about the avian flu, also known as H5N1 or H5N9 flu, have led the public to question whether the infection can be spread to humans through eating eggs or chicken. Here's what ...

News that Midwestern dairy cows may have become infected with avian flu by eating poultry waste has many asking: What are American farm animals being fed? ... Is our food system built on poop?