Bird Flu Pandemic Alert In US: After battling the deadliest COVID-19 virus for over 5 years, the United States is now grappling with a sudden spike in cases associated with the H5N1 virus, also known ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as bird flu spreads across all 50 states, impacting American dairy and poultry farms with dozens of people infected. Here's what to know.

Nebraska has confirmed its first case of bird flu in a dairy cattle herd as a lingering 18-month outbreak continues to afflict livestock nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in cases. “As reports of animal infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus ...

Virologists around the world are raising warning flags about the spread of the avian flu virus H5N1, which affects birds, animals and humans. The bird flu, which has decimated poultry in the United ...

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