Risk to public remains 'low' The CDC confirmed the most recent bird flu cases on Thursday, but said it was "not unexpected" to detect the virus in people exposed to infected animals. The health ...

The US has dealt with flare-ups of bird flu in the past, but the current outbreak has been raging since 2022. The virus has been detected in wild birds in every state, which go on to expose ...

The nation’s 200,000 livestock workers face the risk of being simultaneously exposed to seasonal flu and H5N1 bird flu, which could create a more dangerous virus.

As bird flu wreaks havoc across the United States, with devastating consequences for birds, dairy herds, and even humans, the decision not to vaccinate poultry has increasingly come under scrutiny.

With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus could rise — and they’re taking steps to prevent the creation of ...

US health officials are struggling to monitor people who have been exposed to a bird flu virus circulating in dairy cows.The patchy surveillance means infections in people may go undetected ...

Already, the USDA has funneled more than $1.7 billion into tamping down the bird flu on poultry farms since 2022, which includes reimbursing farmers who’ve had to cull their flocks, and more ...

But testing for bird flu among farmworkers remains rare, which is why Gray’s research stands out as the first to look for signs of prior, undiagnosed infections in people who had been exposed to ...

Already, the USDA has funneled more than $1.7 billion into tamping down the bird flu on poultry farms since 2022, which includes reimbursing farmers who’ve had to cull their flocks, and more ...

Scientists also know a lot more about H5N1 bird flu than they did the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the US has been preparing for the threat of a new flu outbreak for a long time. Still, the virus is ...

The US may start vaccinating chickens and cows against bird flu. The US Department of Agriculture announced it will allocate $100 million to develop vaccines and other therapies to help contain ...