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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 ...

California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals

California health officials reported a possible case of bird flu in a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. The child had no ...

Raw Milk Recall in California As 'Bird Flu Contamination' Feared

A brand of raw milk and cream products has been recalled across California after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in ...
Food Safety News

Pause in bird flu outbreak is over as commercial and backyard flocks have been hit hard

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that after a summer pause, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has returned in significant ...

New bird flu vaccine development gathers pace amid fears of pandemic

To address the rising bird flu cases, the US government has committed $590 million to fast-track Moderna's mRNA bird flu ...

Bird Flu Update: Map Reveals States Where Cases Rising

Another state has reported a possible case of human bird flu as overall figures rise in the U.S., increasing the risk of a pandemic.