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What to know about avian flu in wild birds, poultry, and pets in Illinois
The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...
FoodNavigator16h
Bird flu threat ‘increasing’ as EFSA issues pandemic warning
The potential for a bird flu pandemic is real, warns EFSA as it encourages industry to step up safety protocols and ...
Science Daily3d
Influenza News
Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...
‘Wild’ egg prices have WA restaurants wondering: How much will you pay for breakfast?
If the price of eggs at the grocery store has thrown wrenches into your family’s meal plans, you’re not alone. Restaurants, especially breakfast-y ones, and bakeries are feeling the same pinch at an ...
Bird flu found in Georgia commercial poultry plant, a first for nation's leading producer
Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial ...
USA Today12d
As reports of dying snow geese increase, Pa. Game Commission 'depopulates' some birds
Avian influenza (AI) continues to kill large numbers of migratory birds in eastern Pennsylvania as state officials have looked to slow the virus through organized shooting efforts. The Game ...
1011 Now14d
Avian influenza virus detected in Lincoln wastewater
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reported Thursday that H5 avian influenza has been detected in a local wastewater sample collected from the Northeast Water ...
Detroit Free Press14d
First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock
For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...
Voice of America14d
US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza. The risk to the general public from bird flu is ...
ABC Action News14d
Expert weighs in on how much fear people should have about bird flu
TAMPA, Fla. — Health officials around the country have been watching avian influenza, also known as H5N1, or bird flu, very closely in the past several months. “These influenza strains can ...
The Washington Post15d
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The advisory reflects increasing concern about the widening outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that is sickening more people and animals in the United States and Canada. Earlier this month ...
Post and Courier15d
Commentary: Is an avian flu pandemic just one mutation away?
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has been steadily spreading across the globe since 2021. It has evolved to become capable of infecting a diversity of avian species, marine mammals, cattle and even ...