As the bird flu outbreak affecting poultry, dairy cows and humans in the U.S. continues to make headlines, here’s what to know about the situation as of January 23. The U.S. reported its first ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Most bird flu infections are related to animal exposures. Of the 67 known human cases in the US, 40 have been linked to sick dairy cattle and 23 are associated with poultry farms and culling ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Initially detected in milk samples from dairy cattle in Kansas and Texas in March 2024 ... as well as the movement of infected livestock or contaminated equipment between farms and states. A recent UK ...

“There does seem to be some resistance in those beef breeds,” she said. Avian influenza began ravaging bird populations in 2022 before being detected in dairy cattle in Texas last year. The first ...

Just before Christmas, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, after cases of bird flu were detected in dairy cows on farms in Southern California. Newsom called for the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Meanwhile, on Jan. 6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The transmission of the avian flu virus H5N1 to dairy cattle was first confirmed in March ... dairy farms to poultry facilities, causing high bird mortality. Experts are exploring the possibility ...

About two-thirds of the recent bird flu cases in humans came from exposure to infected dairy cows. But the outbreak in cattle has yet to be contained. The U.S. Department of Agriculture first ...

First detected in milk samples collected from dairy cattle in Kansas and Texas in March 2024 ... and movement of infected animals or contaminated equipment between farms or states. Now a new UK study ...