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 ...
What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?
Humans infected with bird flu display a wide range of symptoms, from pneumonia requiring hospitalization to no symptoms at ...
HHS to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...
Boston researcher and physician says we’re at ‘DEFCON 3’ for bird flu. Here’s what that means.
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
Butte County warns public of bird flu detected in local poultry flock; risk remains low
The Butte County Public Health Department is warning the public about Bird Flu detection in a backyard poultry flock in the ...
Here’s what to know about bird flu as farms fight outbreaks in California
Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more ...
Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk: 'Significant Public Health Concern'
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
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 ...
Another raw pet food H5N1 bird flu recall. More sick cats in L.A. County
L.A. County public health officials are reupping their warning to pet owners: Do not feed pets raw food. More cats have been ...
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The first severe case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed in US: What to know about the virus
"This is the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock." The confirmation comes weeks after the first case of bird flu was found in a child in ...
Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...