Cases of bird flu have been reported in farm animals across the country. While there are no human cases, some are concerned the shutdown and cuts to federal resources have us flying in the dark.

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.

Bird flu cases are on the rise across the country as wild flocks migrate south for the winter, mingling with domestic poultry farms and backyard birds as they go. As of Nov. 7, bird flu has been confirmed in 67 flocks across the country in the last 30 days, leading to the deaths of 3.72 million birds across commercial and backyard flocks.

U.S. and California health officials confirmed two new cases of H5N1 bird flu in dairy farm workers in the state on Friday, bringing the total of infected dairy workers in that state to six, and the total of human cases nationwide this year to 20.

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become better adapted to infect people.

The Department of Agriculture has imposed a mandatory housing order for poultry and captive birds, effective from 10 November, following the first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the country since 2022.

The risk of human-to-human spread of the H5N8 strain of bird flu appears low after it was identified for the first time worldwide in farm workers in Russia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

More outbreaks could mean fewer turkeys available at Christmas with risk of higher prices. Smaller birds may be produced in an effort to alleviate market uncertainties, though most big flock operators are locked into a production system dictated by the requirements of large supermarkets.

Have there been any human cases of bird flu in Georgia? None of the 70 human cases were in Georgia. In fact, the only Southern states with any are Louisiana and Texas which each have one so far. People rarely get bird flu, but when they do, it's most often ...

Humans can get bird flu but it does not spread easily to humans, and the spread of bird flu from human to human is very rare.

Bird flu cases are increasing in Northern Indiana, posing a significant threat to cats, according to health officials. There have been 19 confirmed cases of bird flu in Indiana. While this virus primarily affects birds and poultry, it can occasionally affect humans, though the risk of severe symptoms is low. However, cats are more vulnerable.

A legal aid group that represents farm workers is suing the state agriculture department claiming it is not sharing the locations of dairies that are experiencing H5N1 bird flu outbreaks, and that has endangered the public and put workers at risk.