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14 hours ago · In that sense, the bird flu outbreak plaguing the nation’s dairy farms is spreading virtually unobserved. As of Monday, the virus had infected 157 herds in 13 states. But while officials have ...
May 1, 2024 · The U.S. has two vaccines ready should the strain of bird flu circulating in dairy cows begin spreading easily to people, federal health officials said Wednesday. They could begin shipping...
Apr 24, 2024 · Although health officials say the risk to the public remains low, there is rising concern, emerging in part from news that the largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. reported an outbreak. Here are some key things to know about the disease.
Apr 28, 2022 · H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers. While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.
Apr 29, 2022 · A highly contagious strain of avian flu that has likely killed hundreds of birds and spread across more than two dozen states has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S.,...
6 days ago · CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows and other animals in the United States.
2 days ago · Five cases of bird flu have been identified among workers culling poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado, the state department of health said on Sunday. The commercial egg operation was impacted ...
Mar 23, 2022 · Since February, the H5N1 virus has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks in at least 17 states, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making it the worst bird flu...
Jun 24, 2024 · Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested and clinical labs aren't approved to detect the virus. They complain of slowness and uncertainty from the CDC and...
3 days ago · Disease authorities say there is potential for the arrival of a bird flu strain that has already been detected in Asia and Antarctica.
