Las Vegas Weekly16d
After Nevada’s first human case of bird flu, experts discuss the state’s capacity to handle outbreaks
While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general ...
AgriNews2d
Proactive efforts underway to protect dairy herds
There have been 985 confirmed cases of avian influenza in dairy cattle across 17 states since first confirmed in March 2024.
Tucson Local Media10d
Bird flu has not flown away
Though not as prominent in the news, the avian influenza is still with us and spreading from birds to cattle, and even to ...
Medscape1mon
First Human H5N1 Death in the United States — Just the Beginning?
Nevada reported its first human case of bird flu in an agricultural worker exposed to infected dairy cattle. Health authorities in Central Nevada announced the case on February 10, stating that ...
Healio1mon
Bird flu ‘not going away,’ experts warn
confirmed on Jan. 31 that D1.1 was detected in Nevada dairy cattle through the USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy, which requires national milk testing for H5N1. On Feb. 13, APHIS announced ...
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...