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Bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, has been making the rounds in the United States over the last year and appears to be resurging again, according to officials ...
Bird flu hasn't impacted the nation’s dairy supply. Milk is safe to drink once it's pasteurized, a process that kills pathogens. ... However, he said goggles and face shields are necessary.
With the addition of the Arizona cases, the total number of U.S. human bird flu cases this year is at least 60. The CDC currently lists 58 confirmed cases, with the Arizona cases apparently being ...
As of Friday, 100 dairy herds in central California have reported confirmed cases of bird flu in cattle, the CDC said. The increase in infected cows on California farms has significantly altered ...
The particular virus that causes bird flu — H5N1 — itself is not new. It's a disease that originated in east Asia, first detected in China in 1996. The virus has mostly terrorized poultry ...
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigation found evidence of H5 bird flu infection in three U.S. veterinary practitioners who worked with dairy cattle, including one ...
CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment after more infections found among dairy workers. 46 human cases have been confirmed so far this year in the U.S., the CDC said.
Historically, the avian flu has had a high mortality rate. Between 1997 and 2021, there were 833 cases reported in about 20 countries. In about half of those cases, the people infected with avian ...
Bird flu cases among farm workers may be going undetected, a study suggests : Shots - Health News Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without ...
As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.
Bird flu has been making the rounds in the United States over the last year and appears to be resurging again. Here’s what you need to know.