San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven ...

The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...

(Reuters) - Authorities in New York state have temporarily closed all live poultry markets in New York City and three ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

As California's Central Valley makes headlines for the growing number of people testing positive for the bird flu from exposure to dairy cows, Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San Francisco, Fresno and ...

Chickens and turkeys at commercial poultry operations likely became infected with bird flu through contact with migrating ...

EDITOR: Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan is often credited with saying, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they are ...

In San Mateo County, California, bird flu has now been detected in a cat. This comes after the county recently confirmed the presence of a bird flu in a backyard poultry flock. The county says they ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

So glad you asked. The state’s emergency dashboard hasn’t been updated to reflect any new cases since Jan. 15. That’s good.