Gayle Mendoza, with the Philadelphia Health Department, says this is the second time bird flu has been detected in a live market. "Those markets at that point are shut down," Mendoza said.

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, has been detected in Philadelphia. According to the USDA and CDC, the case was found in a live poultry market.

Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has sporadically been reported in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows across the United States, Canada and some other countries.

Influenza viruses have infected humans for hundreds of years. The strain that causes Avian Flu was first discovered in China in 1996 and differs from the seasonal flu strains that sicken people.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, ...

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 ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

As bird flu sweeps across US poultry and cattle farms, researchers are racing to find ways to contain the outbreaks before they ignite a human pandemic. Now, a team of scientists has developed a ...

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...