Fringed with wildflowers, shaded by fruit trees, and with a sprawling lush green lawn, our back garden is a thing of beauty.

Local leaders in Butaleja District have raised the alarm over the concerning trend of pupils, especially girls, quitting school in favour of quick money by working as bird-scarers on local rice farms.

We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food supply.

A University of Arizona researcher is trying to work out the possibility that bird flu might easily spread to us.

‘I have no need to have any bird scarers. I had no wish to deprive the owner of the bird scarers,’ he said. ‘A police officer turned up [at my home] and said “Can we search the property?

Within 24 to 48 hours of the first detection of the virus, state and federal animal health officials work with farms to cull ...

Q&A: From people avoiding wild birds to farmers protecting their animals, Kent State epidemiologist Dr. Tara Smith shares ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

The CDC says the risk of H5N1 to the public is still low, although people who work on farms or who have ... been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

People who work with livestock are at the greatest risk of bird flu. To stop the disease's spread, it's critical that they participate in testing programs and wear masks and gloves when advised. “For ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...