Bird Flu is Tearing Through California’s Dairy Herd. Can it Be Stopped?
Federal authorities say it is likely being carried from farm to farm on objects like farm equipment or clothing that has touched a sick cow.
Q&A: Why Finland is vaccinating farmers against bird flu — but California isn’t — and more info about the spreading virus
Faced with the rapid spread of avian flu through California dairies, health officials are now doing weekly testing of every dairy farm in the state — expanding initial efforts amid new evidence that some infections are going undetected and there may be unknown paths of transmission.
Bird flu outbreak spreads: Maps show California takes worst hit among states most affected
The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, these maps show. Here are the symptoms and what to do if you think you might be infected.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats in Washington and spreads through California dairy farms
NEW YORK : Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in the US state of Washington after becoming infected with bird flu, according to the facility’s director, reported Xinhua.
Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission
Reports that cows have been infected despite farmers' preventive measures indicate there are multiple routes of transmission
More raw milk recalled in California after discovery of bird flu virus in farm tank
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has issued a statewide recall of raw milk produced and packaged by Valley Milk Simply Bottled after H5N1 bird flu virus was found in samples from a bulk tank at the company’s dairy farm.
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu in Cattle
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 dairy herds, more than in any other state so far. In a stark acknowledgment of the increasing seriousness of bird flu’s spread, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California declared on Wednesday that the outbreak of infections among the state’s dairy cattle constituted an emergency.
Bird flu roars through sanctuary in Washington, kills 20 wild cats
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced it is under quarantine amid a devastating bird flu outbreak that has killed 20 big cats.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary
The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.
Twenty big cats die of bird flu at sanctuary in Washington state
Efforts to keep bird flu from spreading in WA
On Dec. 20, the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington announced on Facebook that highly pathogenic avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, had affected more than half of its wild cats. Workers at the sanctuary are devastated after losing so many animals in such a short amount of time and are working hard to prevent it from spreading to any other cats.
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As California confirms new case of bird flu in a human, another impact is seen in egg prices
There have been 37 confirmed cases of bird flu in people in California, according to numbers last updated Monday by the ...
California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in ...
Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over California bird flu infections
Bird flu virus has swept through farms across the nation’s largest dairy producing state. All human cases had been mild - ...
California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in ...
Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
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Rolling the Dice on Bird Flu
A bird-flu pandemic is not an exhilarating prospect. Though the strains of the virus currently in circulation may not be as ...