New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps
1 day ago · A new bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza) outbreak has been discovered in California. The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California ...
Bird Flu - California Department of Public Health
Jan 15, 2025 · No person-to-person spread of bird flu has been detected in California. People rarely get bird flu, but those who interact with infected dairy cows, poultry, or wildlife have a greater risk of infection.
First US case of new bird flu strain found on California duck farm
1 day ago · US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contai…
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu ...
2 days ago · A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...
What to know about California's bird flu emergency | AP News
Dec 21, 2024 · Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in the state.
Bird Flu - California Department of Public Health
Dr. Erica Pan explains how to stay safe from bird flu, a virus spreading through wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. Sporadic human cases have been found, mostly among those working closely with infected animals.
Governor Newsom takes proactive action to ... - California Governor
Dec 18, 2024 · Ongoing efforts to prevent spread and serious infection California has mobilized a comprehensive cross-agency response to Bird Flu in dairy cattle and poultry farms to minimize farm worker exposures, reduce raw dairy product contamination, and …
CDFA - Animal Health - Avian Influenza - California Department …
Dec 18, 2024 · Avian Influenza (AI), commonly called bird flu, is a disease found in some populations of wild water fowl that can infect chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl, as well as a wide variety of other domesticated and wild birds.
CDC confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in a Child in California
Nov 22, 2024 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California. This is the first reported avian influenza H5 virus infection in a child in the United States.
UPDATE: CDPH Confirms Two Cases of Bird Flu in California
Oct 3, 2024 · CDPH has been tracking bird flu and making preparations for a possible human infection since the state’s first detection in poultry in 2022. CDPH partners closely with the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) on …
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