First H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in San Mateo backyard flock
The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...
Experts warn about the new H5N9 bird flu affecting California: How is it different from H5N1?
The first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry has been reported in California on a duck farm leading to the culling of ...
Los Angeles Times4d
San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission
Asked if the case took place in California, where 36 of the 40 cases of H5N1 connected to dairy have occurred, a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Public Health said her department ...
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Nevada confirms state’s first human case of H5N1 in dairy worker
The Central Nevada Health District has reported the first confirmed case of H5N1 avian flu in a human within the state.
East Bay Times11d
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?
H5N1 has upended California’s dairy industry, the nation’s largest producer of milk, with a total of 733 dairies reporting infections since August 2024. Of these, 35 were discovered in the ...
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New bird flu strain detected on poultry farm as experts monitor mutations
The more common H5N1 strain was also found at the same farm ... and generally causes mild illness in birds. "The ducks in California, however, were dying," he said. "Genetic testing showed ...
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A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...
How to help stop bird flu and salmonella spreading at feeders, backyard poultry cages
Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths and poultry enclosures.