Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious disease expert.

A recent bird flu death has sparked fears that a "brand-new virus" could potentially mutate under the right conditions and lead to a "global pandemic"

We last spoke in April, after a dairy worker became infected with bird flu. At the time, you described your level of concern about bird flu as “medium.” How would you describe your level of worry now?

As the bird flu outbreak grows, consumers may worry about that morning omelet and the flu's spread to humans. The big picture: Eggs sold at grocery stores remain safe for human consumption, according to the Food and Drug Administration,

As bird flu continues to ravage farms across the nation, fears have grown of bird flu starting a massive epidemic in humans.