Can you get bird flu from eating eggs or chicken? How avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
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.
Bird flu outbreak: Can America protect farmworkers and prevent a pandemic?
While the risk of getting bird flu is generally low for the general public, it is high for people who interact with livestock. To protect society from a pandemic, those who feed America must be protected.
Watch: What to know about bird flu and how to stay safe
Boston Globe correspondent Maren Halpin explains the risks of the avian virus and how to protect you and your pets. The post Watch: What to know about bird flu and how to stay safe appeared first on Boston.
What you need to know about bird flu, according to a Rutgers expert
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 147 million birds have been affected in the U.S. since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying chickens died in the first 16 days of 2025.
Officials say ‘widespread’ bird flu outbreak is the largest the state has seen
Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those tracking the virus.
What we can VERIFY about bird flu amid current outbreak
Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.
What are the symptoms of bird flu? Avian flu cases top 126K in New York
Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of ...
New bird flu strain detected on poultry farm as experts monitor mutations
A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...
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Bird flu on the rise in Mass. wildlife
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, also called bird flu, continues its seemingly inexorable march across the ...
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Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
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What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
The virus was reported in a commercial flock of ducks. It’s the first time the subtype has been detected in the United States ...
Lubbock health department confirms avian flu found in dead bird, no human cases reported
Lubbock Public Health has confirmed that Avian Flu has been detected in a dead bird within the city. Here's what we know so far.
B.C. ostrich farm gets stay of execution for birds ordered killed due to avian flu fears
A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is ...
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Beloved North Ft Myers American Bald Eagles lose both offspring to bird flu
Two eaglets in Lee County died from bird flu, officials confirm Thursday. Here's what we know about what happened.
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What are the symptoms of bird flu?
Federal officials warn that early signs of bird flu in humans often include eye redness and irritation. Other symptoms may ...
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Avian influenza, bird flu present on Eastern Shore, eastern half of state
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is receiving increasing reports of sick or dead wild birds on the Eastern Shore ...
Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan
Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for ...