California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in ...

Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.

A highly infectious type of bird flu began spreading in dairy cows across ... We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers. Trending New Scientist articles ...

As California declares a state of emergency over bird flu, here is what scientists are saying about the dangers of the virus.

All year, I’ve been keeping tabs on the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle and birds in the United States. As a ...

The World Health Organization called the current outbreak ... at risk. Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is caused by a virus that can result in serious illness ...

This month the California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after epidemiologists confirmed the spread of bird ...

The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, infecting dairy cattle, poultry farms and 61 humans across the country.

Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in cows in the U.S. early in 2024.

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing ... people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the outbreak of the virus, also ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he declared the state of emergency to better position state staff and supplies to respond to the outbreak. California has been looking for bird flu in large milk tanks ...

which can spread a host of germs in addition to bird flu. The U.S. Agriculture Department has stepped up testing of raw milk across the country to help detect and contain the outbreak. A federal ...