The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said...
HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE GET BIRD FLU? This bird flu was first identified as a threat to people during a 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong. In the past two decades, nearly 900 people have been diagnosed globally with bird flu and more than 460 people have died, according to the World Health Organiz...
California, the United States. The outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, have affected more than 20 states in the United States, causing the price of eggs to soar. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)
The outbreak was discovered in a nine-structure coop in the village of Nahalal, which houses 8,700 turkeys at the age of 14 weeks, the ministry said in a statement. To prevent further spread of the disease, all poultry coops within a range of up to 10 km from the affected turkey coop...
Here's the latest information on the outbreak in the United States: HPAI H5N1 virus - 3d rendered image of highly pathogenic avian influenza.STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images What is the status of the bird flu outbreak? Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious viral disease tha...
Bird flu has been making headlines over the past month, resulting in millions of bird deaths, driving up poultry and egg prices, and raising public concern over potential human infections. According to the experts, however, bird flu is unlikely to become the next human pandemic. In its current...
A multi-state outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is leading to a jump in the price of eggs around the U.S. — an unhappy reminder for consumers that a range of unforeseen developments can trigger inflation. As of April 24, a dozen large grade A eggs cost an ...
An ongoing bird flu outbreak has killed tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in several parts of the world. 持续爆发的禽流感已导致世界多个地区数以万计的海豹和海狮死亡。 Scientists said the virus’ spread also has caused economic losses at poultry farms and is harming wild birds. 科...
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Wen:Yes, some forms of bird flu can be transmitted to other animals. Since 2022 in the US, the avian flu H5N1 virus has been detected in more than200 mammals. In March 2024, a multistate outbreak of this virus was reported in dairy cattle. The person in Texas who was just diagnosed ...