Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

State officials are ramping up testing and urge farmers to strengthen biosecurity as efforts intensify to protect New York ...

Cats and birds aren't exactly similar but they're both proving to be susceptible to avian influenza A (H5N1) -- bird flu in other words. Since the bird flu ...

A highly infectious strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," has led to a steep incline in egg prices around the country.

NEW YORK -- Bird flu has been detected at a commercial farm on Long Island. Suffolk County health officials say the farm owner reported signs of the illness in his poultry flock early last week. Test ...

All commercial poultry operations within 6.2 miles of where the two cases occurred remain under quarantine and will continue to undergo increased surveillance testing for at least two weeks.