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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The risk to the public of catching bird flu is ‘very low’, according to health officials Avian influenza has been detected in ...

He knows how to subdue the flightless big birds from Australia. He showed that recently in the Wichita suburb of Bel Aire. Pitschmann will tell you to do it like this: Herd it. Tackle it from behind.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With shorebird populations dwindling significantly over the last 40 years, the stunning comeback of the American oystercatcher is ...

As the name suggests, avian influenza viruses prefer to infect birds. They break into cells by latching onto sugars that stick up from their surfaces called sialic acids. H5N1, the bird flu virus ...