You’d be hard pressed to find a neighborhood where there isn’t at least the sound of chickens or a rooster somewhere off in the distance. Backyard chicken farming has a long history, one that for many local families is rooted in necessity.

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.