Unlike previous outbreaks, the current bird flu outbreak has persisted for years and has been confirmed in every U.S. state at some point since 2022. According to a USDA report, this outbreak has been ...

BIRD owners have been warned to take action immediately to protect their flocks after a second case of avian flu was ...

Another state has reported a possible case of human bird flu as overall figures rise in the U.S., increasing the risk of a pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed to animals infected with bird flu. The update ...

The first severe human bird flu case in the United States was reported in Louisiana earlier this month. Genetic analysis found the virus had mutated, making it more easily transmissible to humans, the ...

FEARS are growing that Christmas could fall fowl of a bird flu outbreak that could leave some Irish shops short of turkeys ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed to animals infected with bird flu. The update ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first ...

Missouri agriculture and conservation departments are monitoring a "bird flu" outbreak, and while the disease's risk to the general public remains low, the agency is encouraging hunters and others to ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne’s County following routine ...

Public health officials are continuing to monitor an outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, as it spreads across the U.S. The strain, known as H5N1, sickened several mammals this year ...

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