Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...

Since then, CDC officials said there have been 46 human cases of H5N1 bird flu with all except one of those cases stemming ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — In 1999, the Belton Hy-Vee in Missouri hosted a breakfast on Veterans Day to honor local active-duty military members and veterans. This time-honored tradition continues as ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Iowa teenager was sentenced Monday to life in prison for a fatal 2022 drive-by shooting near ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks in his home state of Iowa at a press conference during the World Food Prize ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Thursday the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state departments of ag ...

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has its first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a pig.

The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...