A massive bird flu outbreak happened in the U.S. in 2024. It has since spread beyond chickens, to cows, cats, pigs and even humans. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who ...
The virus could also be spread via breath, dung, milk and spit. Indirectly, the virus is transmitted via contaminated ...
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
Bird flu has spread to poultry operations, affecting 136 million birds, and nearly 930 dairy herds. It’s also infected a host of other animals, including a pig in Oregon last October.
Bird flu was detected in Suffolk County in 2022 ... continuing to mutate and appearing in a variety of mammals beyond wildlife, such as pigs, minks and cats. He also pointed to recent research ...
Scientists Identify Mutation That Could Facilitate H5N1 'Bird Flu' Virus Infection ... New Two-Step Flu Vaccine Strategy Shows Promise in Pig Model Aug. 9, 2024 — A new, two-step flu vaccination ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month confirmed the presence of H5N1 bird flu in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs represent a particular concern for the spread of bird flu because they ...
Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial ...
Latest data shows which counties have been hardest hit by bird flu outbreaks among poultry flocks as the human case count ...
I THINK THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SYMPTOMS OF BIRD FLU. NOW, THOSE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, COUGH, SHORTNESS ...
As a growing number of cats have gotten sick or died after consuming raw pet food or raw milk contaminated with the H5N1 virus, health officials have advised pet food companies to take extra ...