New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. The Paris-based organization that studies animal diseases said it's the first verified U.S. case of H5N9 in poultry. The organization said the more common strain H5N1 was also found.
What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly reported subtype in Merced County is called “HPAI H5N9.” Although H5N9 has been reported before in the U.S., this was the first time it was reported as “highly pathogenic.”
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a ...
As California's Central Valley makes headlines for the growing number of people testing positive for the bird flu from exposure to dairy cows, Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San Francisco, Fresno and ...
H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.
Wisconsin is among 10 states to report human cases of the H5N1 virus so far, with more than half reported in California.
Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.
The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...
Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths ...
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