California has first confirmed U.S. case of bird flu in a child, CDC says
A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
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A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
A new case of bird flu in a California child without known contact with infected animals is raising concerns about a potential pandemic. Dr. Céline Gounder explains what to know.
Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said they have identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County.
It's officially called Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, better known as bird flu, and poultry farms in the Bay Area and across the nation are in lockdown because of it.
Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year.
Personal protective equipment will be distributed to dairy and poultry farmworkers in San Mateo County to protect against the H5N1 virus, county health officials said Wednesday.
While raw milk can't be sold over state lines, some states permit sales within their borders.
Health officials said Monday that the H5N1 avian flu was detected last month in two asymptomatic chickens at a live bird market in San Francisco.
Interest in raw milk is rising in the U.S., fueled by both "wellness" and conservative influencers on social media — even though it can make people very sick.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
This marks only the second-ever case of bird flu in humans in the U.S.
Bird flu has spread to dairy cattle across the U.S., causing cows to produce less milk.
Avian influenza is wreaking havoc on poultry farms in Sonoma County where officials have declared a state of emergency.
The tragic outbreak of bird flu in Sonoma County has forced several poultry providers to euthanize hundreds of thousands of chickens and ducks. But the disease hasn't stopped there.
In response to an outbreak of avian flu, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency after 250,000 birds at two local poultry farms were euthanized following a bird flu outbreak.
Wildlife officials say antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give endangered California condors at least partial protection from the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history.
Egg costs are soaring as Americans' eating habits change and as a deadly disease wipes out millions of birds.
Napa County health officials announced Wednesday that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, was recently detected and they reminded the public to avoid direct contact with wild birds.
While inflation is slowing, rising cases of bird flu in Sacramento and Sonoma Counties could keep the price of eggs and poultry high. Andrea Nakano reports. (8/10/22)
California wildlife officials made an announcement on July 15 that sent shivers through the animal care community: there is a bird flu outbreak.
A North Bay wildlife hospital is closing its doors due a bird flu outbreak in California. John Ramos tells us wildlife centers are scrambling to isolate themselves from the virus.
