New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. The Paris-based organization that studies animal diseases said it's the first verified U.S. case of H5N9 in poultry. The organization said the more common strain H5N1 was also found.
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...
"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.
As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation's food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of ...
The first case of bird flu on a farm in Pennsylvania in 2025 was detected on a poultry farm in Lehigh County on Monday, the state's Department of Agriculture announced. Lehigh County is roughly an ...
Several human cases of avian flu (H5N1) have been reported around the U.S., and the virus has also proven to be fatal to felines. Dozens of cats have reportedly contracted the virus since the ...
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 -- and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news ...
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