Fact Check: Bird flu does not only affect poultry and livestock
Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally not feasible, contrary to posts online that suggest only domesticated birds are being killed in order to manipulate U.
Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months because of the spread of avian flu across the UK, the BBC has learned. There have been 33 outbreaks of the virus on farms so far,
Ohio reports state's first human case of bird flu
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio has its first case of bird flu transmitted to a person, according to state health officials. The Ohio Department of Health on Wednesday announced the state’s first probable human case of influenza A (H5), also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Can H5N1 be transmitted to humans?
Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from wild birds in late 2023 or early 2024. The USDA confirmed the virus's existence in the Nevada dairy cattle through milk sampling, the agency said.
Bosnia Reports H5N1 Bird Flu on Poultry Farm, WOAH Says
Bosnia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of the disease known as bird flu continues in Europe.
Ohio Department of Health reports first human case of bird flu in state
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Farmers protecting their flocks from bird flu
Biosecurity measures to protect against bird flu are in place at the entrance to Josh Burkholder’s The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Burkholder raises two
A Second Type of H5N1 Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to Humans
H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy The
Multiple bird flu cases reported in southern Maine, officials say
The latest announcement from state officials comes more than two weeks after bird flu was found in a Canada goose that was admitted to the Center for Wildlife in Kennebunk.
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First human bird flu case reported in Ohio, Department of Health confirms
A farmer in Mercer County, Ohio has been infected with bird flu, the Ohio Department of Health announced Wednesday. He is one ...
More bird flu found in Central Texas as black vultures in New Braunfels test positive
Bird flu is spreading among Central Texas wild birds as migration brings more and more birds here for the winter.
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
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Bird flu found in black vultures near New Braunfels
Empty shelves and surging prices are the problems consumers are facing as the egg supply feels the effects of Highly ...
Bird flu has caused growing problems around US. Here's latest on disease in MD, elsewhere
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...
Disease digest: What you really need to know about the flu, measles, whooping cough and other viruses spiking in the US
Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are staples of the winter cold and flu season, but the measles, whooping cough and norovirus are ...
Bird flu housing order extended to more counties
An order which requires poultry and captive birds to be kept indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu has been extended to ...