New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Avian flu killed or led to the deaths of 470 domestic birds at a live bird market in Onondaga County in March, according to ...

Ventilation shutdown plus (VSD+) is an incredibly inhumane method of killing lots of animals at once by shutting off the air supply and driving up temperatures, causing organ failure and suffocation.

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

RI's restaurant scene has hard a hard year, with some saying they've seen more closures in the last 12 months than ever.

The Telegraph joined scientists in Cambodia’s vibrant wet markets and vast bat caves to test revolutionary new disease ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side. Their persistent use can produce "superbugs"—drug-resistant microbes that ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.