The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

A "multistate outbreak" of the virus has emerged among dairy cattle since mid-March, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a rare but serious disease that can spread from birds to humans under certain conditions. So far, most cases have been confirmed through direct contact with ...

California has been looking for bird flu in large milk tanks during processing. And they have found the virus in at least 650 herds, representing about three-quarters of all affected U.S. dairy herds.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...

Bird flu: California declares emergency, warnings issued in Texas. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu.

Which California counties have bird flu cases? In total, the virus was detected in wild birds collected from 44 California counties during mortality surveillance conducted between July 2022 and ...

A form of avian influenza that is highly fatal in birds has been confirmed in California dairy cattle, the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture announced on Friday afternoon.

Merced County in Central California also has been hit hard, with outbreaks at several large commercial egg-producing farms in recent weeks. Experts say bird flu is spread by ducks, geese and other ...

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals Chickens roaming and clucking inside one of the many henhouses at a poultry facility in Nuevo, Calif., in ...

Avian flu is devastating farms in California's ‘Egg Basket' as outbreaks roil poultry industry “It’s a trauma. We’re all going through grief as a result of it,” said Weber, standing in ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...