The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens ...

Fowl pox is mainly spread by biting or sucking insects and directly through contact with infected birds through broken skin, oral or respiratory routes. The causative virus is very resistant and ...

Fowl pox is a disease that occurs worldwide ... linear double stranded DNA viruses. The virus comes from the same family as the viruses that cause sheep, goat and cow pox. Its incubation is ...

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows 'worrisome' mutations, new studies reveal.

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.