Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on...

Container trade through Fremantle Port is at risk of grinding to a complete halt next week after a key group of workers unanimously rejected a pay...

The American government has given the pharmaceutical company, Moderna, US$176 million to develop a bird flu vaccine, in case of an outbreak in humans....

Though still rare, social workers in animal hospitals are growing in their ranks.

Colorado dairy worker recovers as officials work toward vaccines and offer farmers financial aid

US officials reported on Wednesday that this is the country’s fourth human case of bird flu linked to the outbreak of the virus in dairy cattle.As...

New research shows that the bird flu (H5N1) can stay on milking equipment for at least an hour, increasing the risk of spreading to people and...

The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded $176 million to drugmaker Moderna to speed up work on a bird-flu vaccine. The move reflects mounting fears that...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a fourth person has caught bird flu after exposure to dairy cattle. The new...

Editor’s note: Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive...