Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in ...

Health officials continue to monitor the spread of bird flu in Washington state, where notable cases emerged over 2024. The first human infections in the state were recorded this year, with more ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Bird flu has affected more than 100 million wild aquatic birds, commercial flocks and backyard poultry in the U.S. over the last several years. Its spread has had scientists on alert about the ...

Bird flu has spread among 168 dairy herds in the U.S., To date, seven cases of bird flu have been documented in humans since the 2022 outbreak. The current outbreak began in February 2022.

Bird flu was first detected in Texas dairies in the spring after officials believe one herd was infected by wild birds. So far, 16 states have had outbreaks in cows, with 865 herds affected. Three ...

As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the ...

The number of bird flu cases has risen to 31 in the U.S. but there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, the CDC said in a press conference on Thursday.

State fairs pose risk for spread of bird flu, caution experts : ... where you have multiple different animals and different species interacting with each other,” Adalja said.

The virus H5N1 is a subtype of avian influenza, or bird flu, that spreads primarily through wild and domestic birds. However, it can also jump to mammals, including humans. (Image credit: Callista ...

As bird flu spreads in cattle, some states still aren't part of US milk testing Three of America’s top milk-producing states are not participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...