A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.

Nevada just confirmed its first human case of avian flu from infected cattle. Nevada’s first case was found in Churchill County, the Central Nevada Health District announced on Monday.

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

Health officials in Nevada have confirmed the state's first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in a person who had contact with infected dairy cattle, at a farm in Churchill County.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Scientists have detected a highly pathogenic type of avian influenza in Nevada dairy cattle, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed. On Friday, the USDA’s Animal and ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more ...

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services, is intensifying efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza ...

A dairy worker in Nevada is the state’s first human case of bird flu after the employee was exposed to infected dairy cattle, marking the 68th confirmed human case of bird flu in the U.S.

Avian influenza has killed millions of birds and caused egg prices to soar since it first emerged in U.S. poultry in 2022.The virus has since jumped to other mammals, including people. The Centers ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds.