Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states
Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been ...
Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns
For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...
How America lost control of the bird flu outbreak, setting the stage for another pandemic
In coming years, the bird flu may cost billions of dollars more in expenses and losses. Worse, the outbreak poses the threat ...
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
As bird flu payments pass $1B and egg prices keep climbing, feds make it harder to get compensated
Federal officials are cracking down on poultry operations looking for taxpayer relief from bird flu losses and will now ...
Bird flu linked to deaths of 200 snow geese in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Game commission says
The Pennsylvania Game Commission believes bird flu caused the deaths of 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley recently.
Bird Flu Update: How Regular Influenza May Help Protect You
Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.
I’m an Emergency Physician Keeping an Eye on Bird Flu. It’s Getting Dicey.
All year, I’ve been keeping tabs on the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle and birds in the United States. As a ...
Bird flu outbreak expands, more Michigan poultry facilities exposed to virus
The bird flu outbreak continues to grow in the U.S., with state officials confirming infected flocks in two additional ...