avian flu

Midwest farmers are warily watching as one strain of a highly contagious bird flu virus infects and kills humans in China and another less-worrying but…

Though there have not been any U.S. cases of the strain of avian flu that has killed more than 140 people in China this year, the U.S. Department of…

Americans eat more chicken than any other meat, an average of 89 pounds a year.That enormous demand for a high protein source that’s considered relatively…

Adding extra preparations following the disastrous bird flu outbreak this year, federal authorities have tapped Kansas State University to share its…

Farmers and agriculture officials are gearing up for another round of bird flu this fall, an outbreak they fear could be worse than the devastating spring…

Even as government officials brace for a recurrence of bird flu this fall, the massive spring outbreak is still affecting food producers.Kansas City…

Agriculture officials don’t know just how the massive outbreak of avian flu in the Midwest was spread, but believe the culprits include humans breaking…

National public health officials are urging their state counterparts to be alert for avian flu infections in humans.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

As the outbreak of avian flu continues to spread across the Midwest, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Friday that the spread of the virus could be…