As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides another example of the virus' penchant for surprise.

The Sacramento Bee went searching for the most affordable eggs, milk, cheese and butter. Here’s what we found.

State Assemblymember Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) introduced a bill on Wednesday to bolster penalties for cockfighting, a ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

As the country contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak and egg shortages, national chain restaurant Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg to customers’ orders. Locally, Mac’s Deli in ...

Donald Trump's recent round of federal employee cuts could make Americans less safe, Rep. Eric Swalwell said on CNN Friday. "When you get rid of the bird flu monitors who protect us against the ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5N1 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, ...

At a U.S. News health forum, the physician-governor said that travel restrictions could be needed if measles or bird flu ...

The increase imperils U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to lower grocery bills as rising prices have contributed to inflation. Egg prices accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total increase in ...

More than 160 million wild and domestic birds have been infected with bird flu across the United States since 2022.