A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers ...

In 2023, Moderna initiated a study on a “pandemic influenza vaccine” to protect against H5 and H7 avian influenza viruses. In July, the company received $176 million from HHS toward its ...

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is on high alert as the avian flu continues to spread to raptors and waterfowl across the commonwealth. One reason for that spread is the ...

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was first detected on Dec. 31 and has not been transmitted elsewhere in the ...

A case of avian flu was detected in a backyard flock in New London County, according to a press release. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

A case of avian flu was detected in a backyard flock in New London County, according to a press release. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

But it doesn’t tell us whether the virus came from animals, animal products or people or if the detection is highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1),” said Kerry Kernen, Health Director.

With more patients flooding hospitals seeking care for seasonal flu, testing for avian influenza could slow down, and that could delay public health measures needed to prevent disease spread.

CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was infected with, and became severely ill from HPAI A(H5N1) virus. The genomic sequences were compared ...

Avian flu has reduced that number to 300 million and more are dying every week. “It’s not like you can just start producing eggs right away,” said Avery Barry, Waialua Fresh Eggs general ...