As outbreaks continue throughout the U.S., bird flu poses a threat to birds, animals and some humans. While the risk to the general public is low, the virus can cause mild to severe illness ...

Bird flu is not a new virus, explained Gino Lorenzoni, associate professor of poultry science and avian health at Pennsylvania State University. It was first identified in Northern Italy in the late ...

This year, 30 million chickens have been culled across nine states as a result of bird flu outbreaks. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post Ohio, where a majority of this year’s spread was isolated ...

But it's rare for the bird flu to be transferred from one human to another, according to the AAFP. In order to do so, the virus must transform into a human flu virus.