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A new bird flu outbreak has been confirmed as the virus continues to spread across the U.S. The deadly H7N9 strain was detected on a poultry farm in Noxubee, Mississippi, last week.
While H5N9 is not new, with similar strains detected in other countries, its outbreak in the US highlights ongoing risks posed by the bird flu. “The fact that these [agricultural] operations are ...
Experts urge U.S. to prepare for possible new pandemic as H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads with dairy animal and human cases. Here's what to know.
What New York is doing about avian flu. State and federal officials recently implemented new testing initiatives on dairy farms as part of a "proactive response to the outbreak of bird flu in ...
The current bird flu outbreak in the United States, featuring primarily the H5N1 strain, was first detected in wild bird flocks in January 2022, and in commercial poultry operations and backyard ...
In April, the tally of affected birds in New York was about 25,000. The bird flu outbreak raised alarms in late March following reports of one human case and infections in dairy cows in Texas and ...
The price of eggs is going up as highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza spreads in the U.S. and continues to pose serious threats to poultry farms worldwide. In just the past 30 days, no fewer ...
A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows. By Emily Anthes As the bird flu outbreak ...
New Zealand officials say they have contained an outbreak of bird flu to a single site in the southern region of Otago. Farms linked to the original site, which tested positive for avian influenza ...