When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

Nationwide, Brown said, the flu has struck millions of wild birds, 145 million domestic birds, and 943 herds of dairy cattle. The current strain of the avian influenza H5N1 virus arrived in the ...

Cases of avian flu have been on the rise in the ... or through another animal that has picked it up such as cattle. While bird flu can spread to humans, Dr. Jackson said that unless you work ...

MOST CASES OF AVIAN FLU THAT HAVE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN THROUGH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE. SO THIS TYPE OF TESTING IS MEANT TO KEEP PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH LIVESTOCK SAFE.

“While the current H5N1 avian flu has had significant impacts on dairy cattle, domestic birds, and wild birds in the US, avian flu viruses very rarely infect humans.” The virus also has not ...

Public health officials are closely monitoring the latest bird flu outbreak that has sickened or killed millions of birds, chicken and cattle in the U.S. The virus, also known as avian influenza or ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Detections of avian influenza in poultry and H5N1 in dairy continue to keep livestock producers, health professionals and leaders like Minnesota Department of Ag commissioner ...

Bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza ... The current outbreak is also affecting cattle, not just poultry farms,” he said. CDC officials say that the spread of ...

Avian flu has recently been detected in dead waterfowl ... Some domestic and farm animals are also susceptible to the virus, including poultry, cattle and cats. People should always avoid contact ...

Migrating shorebirds such as ducks and geese are a leading cause of the flu in domesticated birds. Over the winter, Vahaba ...