Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Where Did Bird Flu Come From, and How Does it Spread? Most cases have come from exposure to birds – just by mere coincidence – with five cases coming from probably exposure to infected ...

According to the CDC, 37 of the human cases of bird flu in the U.S. came from exposure to cows, 21 came from poultry farms, two came from unknown sources and this new case, in Louisiana, happened ...

Your questions about bird flu ... on traditional flu tests that can then be funneled through a national surveillance system designed to catch human bird flu cases. “If you come in ill and ...

Last year, bird flu killed more than 40 million egg-laying birds. Including ducks and chickens, 148 million birds have been ordered euthanized since H5N1 began spreading around the U.S. in 2022 ...

Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has ...

DONE, BUT SIGNIFICANT WORK IS HAPPENING. THREE HUMAN CASES OF BIRD FLU HAVE NOW BEEN DETECTED HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE THIRD CASE, REPORTED JUST OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PERSON WAS IN CONTACT WITH ...

Bird flu is likely here to stay. It doesn’t come from chickens. The respiratory virus is transmitted by migratory birds, primarily waterfowl, that can carry the virus and spread it through their ...

If the bird flu gains the ability to spread from person to person, it could produce the next pandemic. ... H5N1 first came to light in 1996, when it was detected in wild birds in China.

At least four commercial farms in Maricopa County have closed due to bird flu outbreaks that have decimated chicken flocks.