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As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the ...
As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...
The cows were sick with bird flu, a virus that has spread among cattle in at least 14 states and has rapidly taken hold in California’s Central Valley, home to the nation’s largest dairy ...
What is bird flu? What to know about the avian flu and the risk to humans. Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was ...
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
Four new cases of bird flu were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week. Human infections have cropping in six states as the virus spreads among farm animals.
A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive contact.
What you need to know about bird flu and how to protect yourself Experts say the general public is at low risk for contracting the virus.
Here's a quick primer on the bird flu — when it started, how it spreads and what you can do to protect against it.
Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.
Unfortunately, bird flu is no longer confined to birds. For several years, the virus has been jumping from wild birds into wild mammals, and last March it was identified in cows for the first time.
Can you get bird flu from eggs? Here are the answers to all your pressing questions. We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food ...