A case of avian influenza was identified at a live bird market in Essex County on Friday, officials with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture said. About 123 chickens are being euthanized as a ...

Public health experts share concerns that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could turn into a pandemic. What to know after Louisiana ...

The patient in Louisiana was infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which is a virus that can infect both birds and mammals. The virus in this particular patient revealed genetic ...