A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

This week, the World Organization for Animal Health reported that it had been notified by the USDA that a November outbreak ...

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health ...

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a ...

Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the avian influenza virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics, ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture hopes to roll out testing of raw milk on dairy farms in February as the USDA works to ...

A rare strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected on a duck farm in California’s Merced County, marking the first confirmed case of this virus in U.S. poultry. The World Organization for Animal ...

Learn about the new H5N9 bird flu strain in the US, its impact on food safety and prices, plus expert advice on protecting ...

Reuters said that authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California. Almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed by December 2, 2024. A recent ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 has been identified in U.S. poultry for the first time, after outbreak at a commercial ...