WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bird flu infections were detected among cattle veterinarians tested last fall, including two people with no known exposure to animals with the virus, according to a report ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

Since March 2024, H5N1 bird flu has infected over 1,009 cattle across 17 U.S. states, affected poultry in New York and New Mexico, and caused one human death in Louisiana.

The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry, cows and other animals. Its escalating presence in the environment increases the chances people will be exposed, and ...

Signs of recent bird flu infection were found in three US veterinarians, two of whom had no known prior exposure, researchers said, suggesting potentially wider spread of the dangerous virus than ...

A new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in dairy cows, but the risk of human transmission remains low. The nation’s milk supply is safe because pasteurization kills the bird flu virus.

The current outbreak of the virus was first detected in March 2024. Since then, human cases among dairy farm workers have been identified, with most infections being mild and detected through ...

Bird flu continues to spread across the U.S., with new infections in Hawaii and continued human outbreaks in California. Experts discuss the threat to humans and how to prevent infection.

The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health ...

Bird flu has infected nearly 70 people in the U.S., with one death, since last April. The CDC report said the virus was found in three out of 150 veterinarians who were tested in September 2024.