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Bird Flu Is out of the News but Still Circulating Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t ...
Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.
H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. The ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the ...
Chickens are highly susceptible to avian flu, but a few precautions can keep them and their humans safe.
To understand HHS’s response, Krishnamoorthi and the Subcommittee have asked all relevant documentation and communication on the bird flu outbreak by June 25.
For those who feel taking medical advice from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is risky, consider his plan for avian flu. Suggesting we let bird flu run rampant through flocks isn’t bold leadership — it’s a ...
Indiana had 34 commercial poultry flocks and 11 small/hobby flocks test positive for bird flu over the past four years, including 27 cases diagnosed this year.
The CDC is reporting that H5N1 bird flu cases in animals have declined, and there haven't been any new human infections since February.
South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday.
North Dakota has its first confirmed case of bird flu in a domestic poultry flock this year, amid the ongoing national outbreak.