Bird flu virus detected in pigs for the first time in US
The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...
The Fresno Bee on MSN1h
Avian flu outbreak in California leads to depopulation of 1.5 million chickens and turkeys
An outbreak of the avian flu on California’s poultry ranches continues to climb with more than 1.5 million chickens and turkeys being depopulated as part of the state’s eradication effort. The latest ...
Voice of America4d
Bird flu infects 3 more people; number of human cases in US grows to 39
Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington ... The people from Washington cleaned facilities at an infected chicken farm after birds were culled to contain the virus, the Washington ...
The Union Democrat6d
Can I get bird flu from eating eggs? Drinking milk? We asked a California disease expert
As poultry farms and dairies across California battle bird flu ... What about chicken? Chicken is safe to eat if it’s properly cooked, according to Ghanem. During an avian flu outbreak ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat5d
In wake of suspected Sonoma County avian flu case, 5 ways to protect your backyard chickens
If a backyard chicken becomes sick, experts say it’s important to contact your veterinarian, as well as the state’s sick bird hotline, at 866-922-2473. Avian flu is mostly transmitted by wild ...
Oregonian3d
3 people with H5N1 bird flu spent time in Oregon, but officials say there’s no public health risk
Washington public health officials were already investigating human cases of H5N1 bird flu. Several workers at a farm experiencing an avian influenza outbreak among chickens had tested positive ...
U.S. News & World Report4d
Oregon Identifies 3 Human Cases of Bird Flu in Farm Workers From Washington State
Oregon Identifies 3 Human Cases of Bird Flu in Farm Workers From Washington ... The people from Washington cleaned facilities at an infected chicken farm after birds were culled to contain the ...
KXAN5d
First-ever US pig tests positive for bird flu in Oregon
(KOIN) — Amidst a rise in bird flu cases in the Pacific Northwest ... located in the center of the state, that has chickens and other livestock, including five pigs. On Oct. 25, the Oregon ...
First human cases of bird flu reported in WA. What to know about the viral infection
At least eight eastern Washington farm workers have tested positive for the bird flu after being in close contact with sick poultry.
Statesman Journal6d
2 more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in Oregon
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected last week in a backyard flock and on Wednesday in one pig in Crook County and in chickens ... cases of bird flu exist, according to ...
MercoPress1d
US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu
The latest report comes from the state of Nebraska where another 1,8 million chickens must be sacrificed ... Symptoms of bird flu in humans have previously ranged from eye redness and mild ...
CNN on MSN5d
H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States
H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig ... more than two dozen people have tested positive for H5N1 flu this year, and ...