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.

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.

An outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed near Inverness. The Scottish government said the H5N1 virus had been detected at a premises in Daviot, but there were no details on how many birds were affected.