San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what options could be taken next.
How are people contracting bird flu? Can people pass bird flu to each other? Is there bird flu in Oakland? All your questions, answered.
Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.
A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird flu, in California, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 67.
Bird flu has been making the rounds in the United States over the last year and appears to be resurging again. Here’s what you need to know.
Animals at 25 egg and dairy production facilities, including one backyard coop, have tested positive, says the county health department.
Public Health Threats The world faces a host of public health threats this year including Avian flu, Norovirus, Human metapneumovirus, Oropouche, and the continued threat of Covid-19. Alongside the lower
There is one farmer in Pennsylvania taking extra steps to protect his livestock, and it sounds like something out of a movie.
State officials say the Wyandotte County tuberculosis outbreak is the largest in recorded U.S. history. As the bird flu continues to spread across the United States, this map show the extent of the outbreak. The myth that cannabis is harmless because it’s natural has been further debunked—by scientists in a pot-friendly state.
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
A new strain of a highly pathogenic and rare strain of bird flu has been reported on a duck farm in central California.