How Worried Should You Be About Bird Flu? Here’s What to Know.
Are people at risk for bird flu? How can I protect myself? Bird flu’s risk for the general public is still low, with no signs of p
Here is what Lehigh Valley hospitals say they are doing about bird flu
Avian influenza is continuing to plague poultry and dairy farming operations, and with the virus spreading across the country with no sign of stopping, some infectious disease experts in the Lehigh Valley say they are looking out for bird flu in the community.
Dairy farmer gets bird flu; what to know about new strain
A dairy worker in Nevada is the state’s first human case of bird flu after the employee was exposed to infected dairy cattle. In a release Monday, the Central Nevada Health District confirmed the “state’s first and only” human case of avian influenza, the H5N1 virus. The employee was working in Churchill County. The individual…
Is Trump Ready for Bird Flu?
Most of his health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.
We must prepare now for the threat of bird flu
Funding was provided to institute a program to collect data on emergency room admissions, the sale and use of prescriptions, and over-the-counter sales of cold and flu medications. This allowed the CDC to warn local health departments,
First human case of bird flu detected in Nevada
While health officials say the virus poses a low risk to the general public, stopping the spread is a daunting task.
Virginia is having its worst bird flu spike yet
Kavya Beheraj/Axios Virginia is facing the worst bird flu spike since the nationwide outbreak started in 2022, USDA data shows. Why it matters: It's wreaking havoc on farmers, exacerbating egg shortages and exposing gaps in government disease surveillance.
Bird flu cases on the rise in Pa. as the state expands testing, containment efforts
Bird flu has affected more than 2.2 million birds in Pennsylvania this year. The state is funding efforts to protect flocks ...
Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months because of the spread of avian flu ...
Nevada Resident Infected with New Strain of Bird Flu: 'We’re Gonna Have Another Influenza Pandemic'
The CDC confirmed a case of a new strain of bird flu in a dairy worker who contracted the virus from infected cows on a ...
Georgia lifts suspension of poultry activities after extensive bird flu testing finds no additional cases
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry activities in Georgia, one of the country’s top ...
Where has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the ...
Mason County has its first case of bird flu, WA state Department of Agriculture announces
Mason County has its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds. The flu was detected in a small ...
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could ...
As bird flu spreads in cattle, some states still aren't part of US milk testing
Three of America’s top milk-producing states are not participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program designed ...
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Egg Farmers Are Losing the Battle with Bird Flu
Within 24 to 48 hours of the first detection of the virus, state and federal animal health officials work with farms to cull ...
Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...