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The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
According to the CDC, there has been a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.
A new report reveals that more Americans may have had bird flu without reporting any symptoms.
A public health expert breaks down the latest on what to know about bird flu.
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder ...
On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the agency’s options for controlling the bird flu outbreak and possibly ...
Bird flu, also know as H5N1 or avian influenza, is a highly contagious disease among birds and poultry. There has never been a case, however, where humans have spread the bird flu to each other.
In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case.
Here's what to know about the outbreak. How does bird flu spread? Avian flu, commonly known as bird flu, has been around for decades, but a recent increase in cases among wild birds likely led to ...
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in hospitals.
The risk of spread to people from bird feeders “is very, very low,” he said. How is the bird flu outbreak affecting endangered bird species? In the case of critically endangered California condors, ...