Washington State DOH investigating possible first human cases of bird flu
Four people have reportedly developed symptoms of avian influenza after working with infected poultry in Franklin County.
Presumed human infections with avian influenza under investigation in Washington
Four workers at an egg farm in Southeast Washington’s Franklin County tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry, according to state health officials. The four are the first presumed human cases of H5N1 under investigation in Washington,
More bird flu cases in California; none detected in Arizona livestock
Seven cases of H5N1 bird flu were detected in California this week. No confirmed cases have occurred in people or livestock in Arizona.
4 agricultural workers test 'presumptively positive' for avian flu, first cases in WA
Four agricultural workers have tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza after working with infected chickens at a commercial egg farm in Franklin Cou
13 human cases of bird flu confirmed in California
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported Friday that 13 total human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the state. The CDPH said the cases have been identified from Central Valley residents who had direct contact with infected dairy cattle.
Bird flu infects flock of 800,000 poultry in southeast Washington
Bird flu has infected a commercial flock of about 800,000 fowl at an egg farm in southeast Washington, the state’s Department of Agriculture said this week. It’s the first detection in Washington this year of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry operation and is one of about four dozen known commercial and domestic flocks in the state to be infected with the disease since 2022,
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
Although California dairy farmers had heard about the H5N1 bird flu before it hit, none was prepared for the devastation it ...
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Pasco in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The worker are the first presumed human cases of the H5 bird flu virus under investigation in Washington state, the ...
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Bird flu’s growing impact calls for urgent action at international summit
The four-day International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit hosted by the Center of Excellence for ...
Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms
Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary ...
Bird flu confirmed in mid-Michigan dairy herd, bringing affected herd count to 30
The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Clinton County dairy herd, brining Michigan's total number of ...
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Is it time to freak out about bird flu?
Communicating about the threat that H5N1 poses is extraordinarily difficult, as the varying tones of the media coverage of ...
Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium
Britain has increased on Thursday the risk level of bird flu to medium from low after the virus was detected in a number of ...
Main zoo in North Macedonian capital shut down after avian flu case detected
The main zoo in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje has been closed after authorities confirmed the presence of a highly ...