What you need to know about bird flu and how to protect yourself
Concerns about bird flu are growing among health officials weeks after the first person in the U.S. died from the virus, and as cases of bird flu grow among animals and humans. Minnesota has no cases of bird flu infection in humans,
Second case of bird flu confirmed in Connecticut
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in New Haven County, marking the second time the disease has been found in the state this month,
Risk of bird flu increased in TN
Bird flu is seeing a resurgence in Tennessee. I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. Elizabeth Warren tells Elon Musk she's 'happy' to work with him on DOGE's goals to slash government waste.
Opinion: The time to tackle bird flu is now
The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on Jan. 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks before the second Donald Trump administration’s inauguration. Bird flu, also known as Avian influenza or H5N1,
Bird flu detected in New Haven County
Bird flu has turned up in a backyard flock in New Haven County. The state Department of Agriculture announced on Friday it’s the second detection of the H5N1 virus in domestic birds this year in the state.
State agencies brief legislators on bird flu
After four cases of bird flu in Maryland, legislators want to know the state's risk and what's being done to keep Marylanders safe. Legislators received a briefing from the state's Department of Agriculture and Department of Natural Resources on Friday.
Local chicken farms are on high alert as bird flu is feared to have entered Massachusetts
State officials suspect the flu’s latest highly contagious strain has now killed dozens of wild birds in Boston, Amherst, and ...
FDA recommends pet food companies revisit safety plans amid bird flu outbreak
The FDA has advised pet food companies to revisit food safety plans as a growing number of cats have gotten sick or died from ...
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No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...
Bird flu isn't an immediate health threat in New York, but preparations have begun
As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...
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Bird Flu Spreads in the US: H5N1 Outbreak Hits Georgia Poultry Industry, CDC Share Prevention Tips
Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first ...
As bird flu rises, federal health agencies are halting external communications. Are we flying blind?
Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges ...
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Researchers are concerned by H5N1 bird flu’s ability to mutate, reassort
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock
For the first time, birds in a Wayne County backyard flock have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ...
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Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United ...
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Cats can catch bird flu, but can they pass it to humans? Here's what we know.
"Cats (domestic and large felids) in particular can experience severe illness or death from infection with H5N1. Dogs can also contract H5N1, although they usually exhibit mild clinical signs and low ...
Bird Flu: Updated Map Reveals Where Virus Is Thriving
Latest data shows which counties have been hardest hit by bird flu outbreaks among poultry flocks as the human case count ...