Even though the general risk of catching bird flu is low, the FDA advises cooking eggs to a safe temperature and avoiding raw milk. As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human ...

Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout Illinois with ...

Three people in the United States — all of them dairy farm workers — have tested positive for bird flu this year amid the outbreak among dairy cattle, and the U.S. government is ramping up efforts to ...

Scientists are on alert for changes in the H5N1 or bird flu virus that could signal it is adapting to spread among humans. The virus has caused serious, sometimes fatal, infections among people and ...

As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. Bird flu ...

Staying safe The best way to protect yourself from bird flu is to avoid sources of exposure, according to the CDC. People can catch bird flu when enough virus gets into their eyes, nose or mouth or ...