Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been confirmed in multiple parts of our region, and beyond. We're digging into the facts on this flu, and how some farmers in Pennsylvania are trying to keep ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

Nevada dairy cows have been infected with a new form of bird flu, the Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The news signifies that the H5N1 virus has spilled from birds into cows at least ...

Some media outlets somewhat exaggeratedly took this to mean that we are one mutation away from bird flu "becoming the next COVID." There are currently no documented cases of human to human ...

“We continue to educate dairy workers by sharing relevant materials, such as the recently released bird flu facts from the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration,” he added.

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