More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. One person has been killed.
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.
Tools used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks aren’t working this time, experts say. Since March, the virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging ...
While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.
A branch of the H5N1 bird flu family tree that hadn't previously been seen in cattle has now been detected in dairy cows.
The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying ...
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump stood before a table of groceries, a box of eggs included, and promised: "When ...
The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...
Once thought of as a cheap source of protein, eggs have become an investment. Fortunately, Johnston’s own Stamp Egg Farms is ...