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Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...
Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the High ...
Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...
What avian flu precautions can I take to protect my livestock? Keep your flock away from open water sources that wild birds ...
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are studying the presence of avian influenza in dairy cattle. This research comes after the College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million ...
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pausing its milk testing program, which was originally created to monitor avian flu risks. The move follows the elimination of 20,000 HHS positions and the ...
Robert Redfield, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that it is "not a question ...
While bird flu was present during Trump’s first term, the current widespread outbreak affecting cattle and causing human infections began in 2022, after Trump left office. The ongoing situation ...
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ...