Amid rising concerns about bird flu affecting dairy cows, experts want the public to know one thing clearly: pasteurized milk is safe. Dr.... Read More ...

The dairy safety program, which was created to monitor avian flu risks, has dried up as the agency shuts down labs and ...

The FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens.

According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 603 of the 764 dairies affected by Avian Flu have been released from quarantine.

With its continued spread and mutations, veterinarians and virologists interviewed warn this outbreak could become a new pandemic.

H5N1 bird flu has infected over 1,009 cattle across 17 U.S. states, affected poultry in New York and New Mexico, and caused one human death in Louisiana.

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

USDA spokesperson said agency is reviewing upcoming staff departures Source says departure of three workers likely to disrupt bird flu monitoring Bird flu has sickened 70 people in U.S. and killed ...

the team found that the avian flu H5N1 virus, present in high amounts in the milk of infected cows, persisted in raw milk for as long as eight weeks at refrigeration temperatures. But the researchers ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza ... from birds and regularly cleaned to remove droppings. Avoid feeding pets raw meat, especially poultry, as it may carry avian influenza. Stick to commercially ...