U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...

The woman had a backyard flock of chickens that got sick and died, a CDC spokesperson said Saturday. The state health ...

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is trying to rehire several employees it accidentally fired over the ...

If you’re a backyard chicken owner (and even if you’re not), you’ve likely heard about Avian Influenza (AI). Commonly ...

The virus is spreading with greater speed among animals, with transmission to humans increasing. But risk to the general ...

An outbreak of avian influenza affecting poultry and livestock has led to the culling of hundreds of millions of birds, ...

The Department of Agriculture is trying to re-hire several employees it accidentally fired over the weekend who were working ...

How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak (CBS News) California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a ...