Avian flu, also commonly referred to as bird flu, primarily spreads among wild birds such as ducks and gulls and can also infect farmed and domestic birds such as chickens, turkeys and quails.

Scientists find ‘conclusive’ evidence of spillover infections from wild birds in the east Asian country – home to five million horses ...

A new study has shown that horses have been infected with H5N1 – avian flu – in Asia and that infections have been occurring in horses undetected. The latest research, led by the MRC ...

BIRD flu can infect horses without causing any symptoms, new research reveals, sparking fears it could be spreading under the radar. It’s a new chapter in the unfolding threat of H5N1 ...

It's already known that they can be infected with equine flu, caused by the H3N8 virus. But if a horse is simultaneously infected with H5N1, the viruses could swap genetic material and evolve rapidly.

One horse in Walla Walla County, Washington, recently tested positive for equine influenza, and one additional horse is suspected positive. The horses shipped into the owner’s private facility and ...

Texas' Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller stopped by KXAN's studio on January 24 to chat with anchors Avery Travis and ...

Bird flu can infect horses asymptomatically, recent research suggests, prompting concerns that the virus could have found ways to spread undetected. H5N1, the technical name for the bug which has ...

The amnesty on six-month boosters, announced in July, was given by two of the sports’ governing bodies in order for members to bring their vaccinations up to date ...