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Bird Flu's Back, And This Time Fewer People Are Keeping Tabs On It

Bird flu cases are on the rise across the country as wild flocks migrate south for the winter, mingling with domestic poultry farms and backyard birds as they go. As of Nov. 7, bird flu has been ... Read More

Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response. Read More

State officials confirm case of bird flu at North Georgia poultry operation

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — A case of Bird Flu was confirmed at a commercial poultry operation in Gordon County, according to officials with the USDA and Georgia Department of Agriculture. The USDA's Plant ... Read More

Two additional human bird flu cases confirmed in California

U.S. and California health officials confirmed two new cases of H5N1 bird flu in dairy farm workers in the state on Friday, bringing the total of infected dairy workers in that state to six, and the ... Read More

After a summer respite, bird flu is back

It was a quiet summer for bird flu: Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms, and officials took a breath. “It was lovely,” said Shauna Voss, the assistant director of the ... Read More

Bird flu detected in Grant County poultry flock, health officials say human risk remains low

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of the bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Grant County. The Washington State Department of Health and ... Read More

Washington is a hot spot in America's latest bird flu wave

Axios Visuals Washington state has the second-highest number of recent bird flu cases in the country, with nearly 2 million cases last month. Why it matters: The H5N1 flu is continuing to evolve and ... Read More

Bird Flu Is Back

After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Bird flu is ... Read More

Bird flu outbreak leads to quarantine of 19,000 ducks at 5 Indiana farms

(WISH) — Four days after a commercial duck farm in northeastern Indiana was quarantined when bird flu was detected, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said in a Monday night news release that it ... Read More

How bad will the flu be? Here's what to know ahead of an unpredictable season

After a rough, record-setting flu season, doctors and health officials are bracing for another wave of fever, misery and respiratory distress. In the U.K., health officials are warning about an early ... Read More