A legal aid group that represents farm workers is suing the state agriculture department claiming it is not sharing the locations of dairies that are experiencing H5N1 bird flu outbreaks, and that has endangered the public and put workers at risk.

A brand of raw milk and cream products has been recalled across California after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in samples.

PESCADERO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 20: A view of chickens and a rooster at a farm as California declares state of emergency to prevent new public health crisis on Bird flu in Pescadero, California, United States on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun ...

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

Dairies say USDA aid kept them afloat as bird flu hit milk supplies, but critics say it perpetuates risky industrial farming. Above, a Kings County dairy farm is pictured last month. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The federal government has paid ...

LOS ANGELES — Since the avian flu arrived en force in California's dairy industry in 2024, not only has it sickened cows, it has killed hundreds of domestic cats. Some pet cats that live on dairy farms were infected with the H5N1 virus by drinking raw milk.

Cases of bird flu have been reported in farm animals across the country. While there are no human cases, some are concerned the shutdown and cuts to federal resources have us flying in the dark.

A total of seven people who were in close contact with a bird flu patient in Missouri developed symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, but it remains unclear whether these represent cases of human-to-human spread of the virus.