H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...

Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the High Plains.

Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and ...

Since early 2024, a different kind of flu called bird flu, formally known as avian influenza, has been spreading in birds as well as in cattle. The current bird flu outbreak has infected 70 Americans ...

Here is what he shared with us. Bird Flu: Bird flu is caused by influenza A viruses that primarily infect birds. Among the many strains, H5N1 and H7N9 are the most notorious for causing severe ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' $1 billion plan for fighting bird flu will rely on money cut from programs meant to help schools and food banks support local farmers, according to two people ...

The current bird flu outbreak among animals began about a ... in place for proper security and surveillance of crows and other birds in the concerned area. As there are no commercial poultry ...

Farm birds – mainly hens, chickens, geese and ducks – bear the brunt of avian influenza. Partly because the global poultry population makes up 70% of the world's birds, but also due to the ...

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