Almost 23 million birds have been killed in the U.S. to limit the spread of avian flu. Atlanta Zoo takes steps to make sure their birds don't meet the same fate.

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team. Published November 23, 2023 8:20am EST Georgia. FOX 5 Atlanta article. Colorized ... The risk of a human being infected with avian flu is very low.

A renowned bird flu expert, Lakdawala and other researchers in her lab are currently studying how exactly the virus — also known as H5N1 or “avian influenza” — is spreading.

ATLANTA — Waffle House has officially removed its egg surcharge from menus as egg prices cool. In a post on X, the beloved Georgia restaurant chain announced that it dropped the egg surcharge on June ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

ATHENS, Ga. — Months after avian influenza was detected in American milk products and the herds of cattle that produce it, the University of Georgia is among several institutions that will be ...

ATLANTA - Just 24 days after halting the sale of poultry in Georgia due to concerns over the avian flu, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted its suspension.

A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...

Since 2022 in the US, the avian flu H5N1 virus has been detected in more than 200 mammals. In March 2024, a multistate outbreak of this virus was reported in dairy cattle.