Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms

Oct. 17, 2024 at 3:17 pm CDT

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 the sun as rendering plants struggle to process all the dead animals.

‘Awful reality’: Australian government spends $95 million to fight deadly bird flu

Oct. 16, 2024 at 11:32 am CDT

By Michelle Wille The Conversation via Reuters Connect

California reports five possible human bird flu cases

Oct. 15, 2024 at 10:27 am CDT

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Two additional human bird flu cases confirmed in California

Oct. 11, 2024 at 2:43 pm CDT

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

California confirms fourth human case of bird flu

Oct. 11, 2024 at 9:56 am CDT

By Reuters

California confirms third human case of bird flu, finds more possible cases

Oct. 9, 2024 at 3:49 pm CDT

California reported a third human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle and said the state identified two more possible cases in people.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Australia, New Zealand brace for looming bird flu threat

Oct. 9, 2024 at 10:51 am CDT

Australia and New Zealand are bracing for the arrival of a destructive bird flu strain by tightening biosecurity at farms, testing shore birds for disease, vaccinating vulnerable species and war-gaming response plans.

By Lucy Craymer Peter Hobson Reuters

CFIA cautions against taking cattle to U.S. shows as bird flu outbreak continues

Sep. 16, 2024 at 11:19 am CDT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recommends that farmers do not take dairy or beef cattle to shows or agricultural exhibitions in the United States to reduce the risk of spreading avian influenza (bird flu) to Canadian herds.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. human case of bird flu detected without known animal exposure

Sep. 12, 2024 at 2:12 pm CDT

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said on Friday that a person hospitalized with bird flu was the first human case detected in the United States without any known animal exposure.

By Adam Peleshaty

Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows

Sep. 5, 2024 at 3:34 pm CDT

Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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