For the first time, avian flu has been found in California’s marine mammals, and wildlife officials are working to contain its spread.

Researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz have detected the H5N1 bird flu virus in elephant seal pups at California's Año ...

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird ...

Strong, healthy and newly weaned from her mom on February 18, the plump elephant seal pup on the beach at Año Nuevo State ...

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, ...

A new warning from global health experts is raising alarms about the potential for a bird flu pandemic that could outpace the devastation of COVID-19, if the H5N1 virus mutates to spread easily ...

The outbreak marks the first H5N1 detection in marine mammals in California, and the first detection of the virus in northern ...

Researchers at UC Davis say news they've dreaded since 2023 has come to pass: California's elephant seals have been infected ...

U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low. H5N1 has been spreading among more animal ...