Can your pet get bird flu? Is it safe if your neighbor has backyard chickens? We're answering reader questions about avian ...
Throughout my life, chickens have had a presence. When I was very little, I was inundated with dozens of yellow fluffy chicks ...
But, not all states have joined in the effort. Some notable states aren’t testing for the virus in their livestock even as ...
With bird flu being in the national headlines lately, the Oneida County Health Department is offering education and safety tips and reassuring the public that the risk of ...
In B.C., Canada’s first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 involved a teenage girl ... don’t get too close to their flock of two Rhode Island red hens and two Ameraucanas.
Last month, a flock of birds in southern Rhode Island was euthanized after they were found to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza. While the threat to public health is considered to be low, Dr.
When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly ...
Here's what you need to know about the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, and what bird flu might mean to you, your ...
KINGSTON - The Ulster County Department of Health has been notified of a case of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird ...
Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those tracking the virus.
The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic ...