Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...
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Eggs, Luck and the 1957 Bird Flu: Will History Repeat Itself?
Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.
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NYC live bird markets shuttered for a week, following bird flu detections
New York state is shuttering all live bird markets in New York City, and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, following ...
St. Luke's now taking steps to identify bird flu and prepare for future developments
In response to avian influenza “bird flu", St. Luke’s announced Friday, that it is preparing its lab for surveillance. And ...
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On the front lines against bird flu, egg farmers say they’re losing the battle
In April 2024, as his first hens tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, Herbruck turned to the ...
Why eggs cost so much in Miami — if you can find them — and what’s next for shoppers
The cost problem is more acute in some states. Mashed reports that California, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Nevada, ...
Health officials: Emergency visits for burns, eye issues rose 8-fold during L.A. fires
New data show that emergency department visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the Los ...
New Hampshire resident diagnosed with third case of clade I mpox in United States
A New Hampshire resident has been diagnosed with the third known case of clade I mpox in the United States. Officials with ...
Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven ...
Cosmetic surgeons try to correct 'Ozempic face' for weight-loss drug users
Add surgical tweaks to fix so-called "Ozempic face" to the list of top trending cosmetic procedures, as tallied by the ...
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Crescent Duck Farm owner: Vaccine to protect poultry against bird flu is essential
The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...