Bird flu seems to be ramping up — the US announced its first human death this week, and the highly contagious virus has spread to all 50 states. With more than 130 million birds and nearly 1,000 dairy ...

Share on Pinterest The transmission of a new strain of the H5N1 bird flu to herds of dairy cows has raised concerns over how the virus is mutating. Andrew Fox/Getty Images A new strain of bird flu has ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin collecting samples of raw cow’s milk cheese from across the U.S. to test for the presence of bird flu, spurred on by the ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 in ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. -- So far on 2024, there have been 27 human cases of bird flu in the U.S. and hundreds of infected cows. In California's South Valley, a disturbing site of infected and diseased ...

Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state’s request, health officials announced over the weekend. No illnesses have ...

WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans. So far, that hasn’t happened, virologist Richard ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle in Nevada, ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced. Sample collection ...