Bird flu found in Caroline County marks first case in Maryland chickens since 2023
Maryland has recorded its first case of bird flu in more than a year, after the virus was confirmed at a Caroline County farm through “routine sampling of a broiler operation," the Maryland Department of Agriculture said Friday.
Bird flu detected in Caroline County chickens, first case since 2023
HPAI, or bird flu, is “a highly contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads easily among birds through nasal and eye secretions, as well as manure,” according to the Department of
SF says bird-flu risk low after first presumptive case
San Francisco public-health officials said Friday the bird-flu risk to the general public is low following the discovery of The City’s first presumptive case. The Department of Public Health announced the discovery days after U.
Can you get bird flu from eating chicken and eggs? What to know about the risk from food
Bird flu seems to be ramping up — the US announced its first human death this week, and the highly contagious virus has spread to all 50 states. With more than 130 million birds and nearly 1,000 dairy herds affected,
The bird flu is low-risk for most people — for now
The bird flu virus circulating among cows, poultry and wild birds isn't yet a threat to the general public, but experts say if and when that will change is impossible to predict — and that if things do get bad,
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low
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State Officials Quarantine Maryland Farm After Bird Flu Detected At Poultry Farm
State officials are on high alert after detecting a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) case at a commercial broiler ...
Georgia’s fourth case of bird flu detected in backyard chicken flock in metro Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced it had detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, sometimes called ...
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Can You Get Bird Flu from Eggs? Your Egg Safety Questions Answered
Eggs can be eaten in many different forms: scrambled, poached, fried, boiled or in omelets, soufflés, custards or meringues.
California child is presumed positive for bird flu
A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s ...
Can The Bird Flu Be Transmitted Through Eggs, Dairy, Or Poultry? A Food Safety Expert Explains
However, no instances of bird flu being transmitted to people via food or drinks have been reported during the U.S.'s current ...
US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus circulating in ...
How Bird Flu Is Affecting US Egg Shortages
With more than 133 million poultry birds affected by avian influenza across the U.S., some states are experiencing egg shortages.
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Bird flu is back in Arkansas, including at a poultry operation with over 200,000 birds
Multiple state agencies, as well as the Little Rock Zoo, are continuing to monitor the spread of the avian flu in Arkansas.
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Bird flu detected in Georgia backyard flock of chickens, ducks
A highly contagious strain of bird flu has been detected in a non-commercial, backyard flock of ducks and chickens in Georgia, state agriculture officials said Friday.
Biosecurity key to containing spread of bird flu, University of Arkansas expert says
For most of 2024, Arkansas was spared from the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, HPAI, also known as bird flu. In ...