Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease experts say ...
To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and epidemiologist at Stamford Hospital. In this interview with Asha Shah, MD, director ...
Hundreds of dead birds have been found in Michigan since the start of the new year, and early testing points to bird flu as the cause, the Department of Natural Resources said on Tuesday. "So far this ...
The avian flu case was confirmed in Redwood County on a tom turkey farm on Tuesday, Sept. 16. It follows new cases in South Dakota and North Dakota over the past two weeks. Highly pathogenic avian ...
Hawaii could become the eighth U.S. state to see human cases of bird flu, after the state's Department of Health issued a warning on Sunday to members of the public who attended a pet fair. The ...
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price of ...
That’s the number seared in Prasert Auewarakul’s memory. It is the number of birds – mostly chickens – that were dead by the end of Thailand’s avian flu outbreak that started in late 2003. Some died ...
Once an endangered species, bald eagles, including at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, came roaring back to life. They now confront a new foe: avian flu. Warning ...
Elbert County, with its sprawling woodlands and farmland in Georgia’s Piedmont, is a hub of rural life and agriculture. But the recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two commercial ...
More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and backyard ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - This year there is once again an extra step for some people showing cattle at Wisconsin fairs. It’s meant to help protect the animals and dairy consumers. “The fair industry ...
Eggs on the supermarket shelves might look the same, but crack one open and the differences are obvious: Premium eggs have harder shells, brighter yolks, firmer egg whites and a superior flavor. The ...