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The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...
Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...
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The new, more contagious bird-flu virus, H5N1, has decimated wild-bird populations and contributed to the mass deaths of millions of poultry.
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is more commonly seen in wild birds, but it can also spread to domestic poultry and to humans. The risk of a human catching avian influenza is low. It can be passed ...
The bird flu, also known as the avian flu, refers to the disease caused by a family of flu viruses primarily transmitted between birds. The dominant virus strain circulating currently is called H5N1.
Avian influenza virus — or bird flu — can infect domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys, as well as wild birds. The H5N1 strain has been identified in Canada.
"So far this year, more than 300 dead wild birds have been discovered in five counties," the DNR said.. Six samples tested positive for the bird flu as of Jan. 30, with more testing pending, the ...
Persisting for the third consecutive winter, highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to take a toll on domestic and wild birds in the U.S. and beyond. In recent weeks outbreaks ...
Bird flu is now widespread in wild birds around the globe, and it has been causing outbreaks in U.S. poultry and dairy cows, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s been decimating wild and captive flocks of birds since 2020 is now spreading among US dairy cows — and has infected a person in Texas ...