First Reported H5N9 Bird Flu Outbreak In US As H5N1 Keeps Spreading
While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck farm in California.
What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly reported subtype in Merced County is called “HPAI H5N9.” Although H5N9 has been reported before in the U.S., this was the first time it was reported as “highly pathogenic.”
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA spokesperson said, which has emerged over the past year to dominate U.S. cases in wild birds and poultry.
Are Eggs Safe to Eat During the Bird Flu Outbreak? Here's What Experts Are Saying
The National Institutes of Health reports that avian influenza A virus, or bird flu, is now widespread in wild birds all over the world. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) also states that over 18 million birds have contracted the virus in this country.
Northern Michigan reports latest bird flu outbreak
A 25th Michigan county has reported the presence of bird flu in a local flock. Officials detected the highly contagious avian influenza (H5N1) in a backyard flock from Alpena County, located in the northeast Lower Peninsula.
Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has recommended an additional half a million dollars in state spending to support the development of vaccines for bird flu and other foreign animal diseases, according to RadioIowa.
Bird flu hits Montgomery County, with outbreak in backyard chickens
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Scientists Are Starting to Track Bird Flu in Farm Wastewater
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Sick right now? Flu is resurging to yet a higher peak this season.
Flu cases had previously peaked this season at the very end of December. At week 52 —ending on December 28—the percentage of ...
Video: H5N1 bird flu infections continue to rise
H5N1 bird flu, also known as avian influenza, continues to spread, with reports of a third human case from an unknown ...
What to Know About the H5N9 Bird Flu
H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.
Bird Flu Emergency: Maharashtra's village declared alert zone amid bird flu outbreak
Mangli village in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, has been declared an 'alert zone' within a 10 km radius due to a confirmed bird ...
How Trump's Admin Will Make Bird Flu Worse
This op-ed argues that to fight avian flu and other animal-borne illnesses, we need to overhaul our food system.
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Hundreds of ducks found sick or dead along Lake Michigan as outbreak of H5N1 bird flu hits Chicago area
H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...