As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
Although California dairy farmers had heard about the H5N1 bird flu before it hit, none was prepared for the devastation it ...
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GRAPHIC: Since 2023, half of the USDA’s billions in bird flu payments have gone to just 10 companies.
Jennifer Bamberg, Investigate Midwest, Investigate Midwest October 17, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ...
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Bird Flu News
Food Theft' Among Seabirds Could Be Transmission Point for Deadly Avian Flu Sep. 16, 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue ...
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Is it time to freak out about bird flu?
Helen Branswell, STAT’s infectious disease reporter, has been writing about H5N1 bird flu for 20 years. If you’re aware of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle — you may have seen ...
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Bird flu’s growing impact calls for urgent action at international summit
The four-day International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit hosted by the Center of Excellence for ...
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Bird flu confirmed in mid-Michigan dairy herd, bringing affected herd count to 30
Bird flu has been detected in dairy herds in several other Michigan counties this year and most recently was confirmed in a dairy herd in Shiawassee County. Bird flu has also impacted people this ...
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Q&A: How California, now an epicenter for bird flu in dairy cattle, is monitoring the virus
From the earliest days of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, experts watching the evolving situation have worried ...
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Five more bird flu cases suspected among California dairy workers amid outbreak
Five more people who presumably contracted the bird flu are being tested amid outbreaks in California's dairy industry, health officials confirmed Monday. The five new possible positive cases are ...
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Bird flu detected in Clinton Co. dairy cow herd, officials say
Bird flu has been detected in another Michigan dairy cow herd, state officials said Wednesday. The latest cow herd affected by the virus is located in Clinton County, the Michigan Department of ...
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Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in ...
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Update: 6 dairy workers infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads
Six people have contracted bird flu in California amid outbreaks in the state’s dairy industry, officials confirmed Friday. On Thursday, officials had confirmed a fourth person was infected and ...
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Bird flu concerns mount as California reports more human cases
Concerns about bird flu — officially known as avian influenza A (H5) — continue to mount, particularly in California. As of Oct. 14, the state has had six confirmed and five possible human ...