What’s the prognosis for bird flu in 2026?

In January 2025, the flu took that Louisiana patient’s life. The individual was older than 65, had preexisting health ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

Bird flu headlines are back and backyard chicken owners should tighten these habits now

Bird flu is back in the headlines, and if you keep a few hens behind the garage or a full mixed flock on the edge of town, ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

The bird flu strain found in Wisconsin is a new spillover event and not a continuation of the old one

The highly pathogenic bird flu virus that has surfaced in a Wisconsin dairy herd is not a lingering ember from earlier ...
Forbes

First Human Bird Flu Case In The U.S. Occurs After 9 Months. Here’s What To Know

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with a strain of bird flu that has not been seen in humans before, according to the Washington State Health Department. Since 2024, there have been 70 ...
Medical Xpress

First human bird-flu death from H5N5L: What you need to know

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...
Athens Banner-Herald

Bird flu confirmed in another Georgia flock, totaling 5 this year. What's the danger?

The CDC says bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses (H5N1) that usually spread between birds, not people. It occurs naturally among wild aquatic birds. It's very contagious among ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bird flu is popping up this fall in Wisconsin. Here's what to know about avian influenza.

MADISON – Wisconsin has experienced several outbreaks of avian influenza this fall as wild birds have begun their migration out of the state for the winter. The virus is highly contagious for birds, ...
Lexington Herald Leader

KY confirms bird flu case. Does it pose a risk to humans? Will egg prices go up?

Kentucky Department of Agriculture officials have quarantined and euthanized a backyard poultry flock in Jessamine County after a bird tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Commonly ...
Scientific American

First Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to Know

A person in the Washington State has died of avian influenza. It’s the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. since January—but the infection was of a different strain than the one that has been ...
News Tribune

First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?

After a Western Washington resident died of complications from a rare form of avian flu you may be wondering if you’re at risk of getting sick. An older adult from Grays Harbor County died Friday, Nov ...