WHO's top scientist sounds alarm about bird flu and need for vaccine development

The WHO we should be taking action to prevent bird flu. U.S. health officials say the country is ready to ramp up vaccine production. Read More

Health weekend roundup: Bird flu, stroke risks, a mother's heartbreak and more

As your weekend continues and you look to the week ahead, check out some of the top recent stories in Health that you may have missed, or have been meaning to check out. Read More

U.S. orders cow testing for bird flu after grocery milk tests positive

Federal officials say they're double checking whether pasteurization has eradicated the danger from possible bird virus particles in milk. Read More

FDA Update on Bird Flu Traces in Milk: What to Know About Pasteurized and Raw Milk

One in five milk samples across the US contained fragments of bird flu, the FDA says, but additional testing showed it's non-infectious. Read More

Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

Bird flu is flying wild. In recent months the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus has been spreading through US cattle herds for the first time ever. The cow-to-cow transmission ... and seals in South ... Read More

Health district says it’s ready to act if bird flu strikes

The Southern Nevada Health District isn’t raising any red flags after cases of avian influenza were recently reported affecting commercial poultry and wild birds in two states, but it has a plan in ... Read More

FDA Report Finds Traces Of Bird Flu Were In Commercial Milk Supply Samples

About one in five samples of commercially sold pasteurized milk contained traces of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Read More

Bird flu virus found in grocery store milk, but no risk to customers, FDA says

Bird flu virus has been found in samples of pasteurized milk on grocery store shelves but there is no risk to customers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. Read More

Bird Flu H5N1—What We Know So Far About Its Spread To Cows

Information about the bird flu outbreak is rapidly changing. This post summarizes our current knowledge and gaps. Read More

No, there is not a milk recall related to the bird flu outbreak

According to the FDA, remnants of the bird flu virus have been detected in pasteurized milk, but it won’t infect whoever drinks it. Read More

What's happening with dairy cows and bird flu?

Though the virus is circulating in dairy cows, human exposure remains low, Johns Hopkins public health experts say ... Read More

Bird flu traces have been detected in milk — is it safe to drink?

The Food and Drug Administration announced this week that traces of bird flu have been ... than evidence that the virus is dead; they have zero impact on human health.” “There’s little ... Read More