Livestock in Texas, Kansas and Michigan are confirmed to have the virus, and herds in New Mexico and Idaho have also tested positive. Officials confirmed that one person in Texas also had bird flu.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) first reported on March 25 that a cow and milk from two dairies in Texas tested positive for bird flu, along with milk from two dairies in Kansas.

Bird flu has been found in Texas cattle and a person who works with cattle has been diagnosed with bird flu. But experts say "it’s not a new strain," which ...

Pre-pandemic, in the 2019-2020 flu season, 174 million doses had been administered at the same time of year. The number went up in 2020-2021, when concern about a flu and COVID “twindemic” was ...

At least 1 person in Texas contracted H5N1 bird flu after exposure to cattle. Experts worry that if the virus mutates, it ...

Flu outbreak results in closure of multiple North Texas school districts 02:35. NORTH TEXAS – A surge in flu cases is causing several North Texas school districts to shut down their campuses. ...

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The case in Texas is the second human case of this strain of bird flu ever detected in the U.S. The first case was confirmed in 2022, in a Colorado man who was a state prison inmate and exposed to ...

Texas officials confirmed Wednesday that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) has been detected in Austin-Travis County after tests were performed on dead birds discovered in North ...

During the last week of November, the most current reporting, visits to Texas emergency rooms for COVID-19 were up 8.96% from the week before, but for flu they rose 32.74% and for RSV (respiratory ...

There are only two cases on record reported in the U.S., according to the CDC. Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, was first detected in 1996 among birds in China ...

Flu cases surge in Texas as holidays fuel viral spread, experts say The CDC says flu activity has reached high levels in Texas By Meredith Yeomans • Published December 31, 2024 • Updated on ...