The seasonal flu vaccine can help prevent severe illness, but the CDC said it cannot prevent the bird flu. Doctors recommend wearing masks around wild birds or avoiding them altogether.

“The average person and the average doctor in the average ... Because person-to-person spread of bird flu has not yet been detected, things are not at a point where mask-wearing has been ...

The spread has been worldwide, but concerns were raised in March when highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, was detected in dairy cows’ milk across multiple states. A local infectious ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have two bird feeders off of my back deck. They hang from tall poles as a vain attempt to keep the squirrels from eating all of the birdseed! But to refill them, I must take them ...

ABSOLUTELY. WE KNOW EARLIER THIS MONTH, DOCTOR WILDES, A LOUISIANA RESIDENT, BECAME THE FIRST SEVERE HUMAN CASE OF BIRD FLU IN THE COUNTRY. I DON’T WANT TO BE ALARMIST HERE. WE ALSO WANT TO PUT ...