Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza. The worker was exposed to the D1.1 strain after working with ...

A Nevada dairy worker was infected with a version of bird flu that is known to have killed one person in the United States and severely sickened a teen in Canada, state and federal health ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more ...

CNN reports a Nevada dairy worker may have been infected by deadly D1.1 version of H5N1 bird flu Worker shows only mild symptoms Genetic analyses of this version show changes that could make it ...

However, in February 2025, the Nevada Legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo approved legislation allowing the suspension of the ...

Bird flu is back and stronger than ever, and Nevada isn’t immune to the surge. A pair of emergent new strains have infiltrated the Silver State in recent months. In December, a Nye County dairy ...

Officials in Arizona have declared an animal disease emergency over the bird flu. The President of Hickman’s Family Farms ...