Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.
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The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again?
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
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It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...
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Can you get bird flu from eating eggs or chicken? How avian flu spreads
Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard coops. The spread set off a fresh round of public health alerts among ...
CBS News5d
As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...
The Boston Globe5d
Bird flu highlights need for federal communication
Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...
The Daily Gazette5d
Bird Flu Is Spreading: What You Need To Know
otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of spreading to other mammals. So, what does this mean for you? Dr. David Cennimo, an infectious disease specialist ...
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Health officials on alert as bird flu detected in Buncombe County park
Officials reported bird flu has been detected after a dead bird was found in a Buncombe County park.This is just the latest in reported cases of bird flu across the nation. Recently, bird flu was ...
KGW86d
What we can VERIFY about bird flu amid current outbreak
Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there ...
Columbus Dispatch5d
With little government intervention, bird hunters left to protect themselves from HN51
Little government action being taken in regards to bird flu The HN51 strain of bird flu has affected both domestic and wild birds The CDC recommends certain steps for bird hunters (This story was ...
WTHR6d
What we can VERIFY about bird flu amid current outbreak
Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there are many ...
USA Today5d
'Widespread' bird flu leads to spike in wild bird deaths
Massachusetts officials are warning of a widespread bird flu outbreak suspected in the deaths of hundreds of wild birds. The risk to humans is low, but pet cats are susceptible to the virus and ...