After a summer hiatus, bird flu cases are once again ticking up in the United States. We are flying blind in the face of a potentially catastrophic pandemic threat.

Six mice in Grant County have recently tested positive for avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, according to a statement from the Grant County Health District. “It’s not brand new that we are finding bird flu in mice or other mammals.

Avian flu in humans may have made a reappearance after 9 months, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Health.

A legal aid group that represents farm workers is suing the state agriculture department claiming it is not sharing the locations of dairies that are experiencing H5N1 bird flu outbreaks, and that has endangered the public and put workers at risk.

State officials are asking backyard and commercial poultry owners in Connecticut to “implement strong biosecurity practices” this fall to protect their flocks.

Minnesota's dairy herds have been declared to be currently unaffected by the bird flu virus, the United States Department of Agriculture reported after months of sampling. The declaration means Minnesota's Department of Agriculture will only have to test ...