Latest Bird flu News

Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu

Dec. 25, 2024 18:29 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had...

California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?

Dec. 21, 2024 09:18 AM EST

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial...

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

Dec. 18, 2024 17:26 PM EST

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 that state. A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with...

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the US, health officials say

Dec. 18, 2024 11:30 AM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the US, health officials say.

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Dec. 06, 2024 17:25 PM EST

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department...

Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu

Dec. 06, 2024 15:33 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu.

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

Dec. 04, 2024 12:03 PM EST

A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples. Raw Farm, of Fresno, voluntarily recalled all whole milk and cream products from stores late Tuesday after...

Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks

Nov. 26, 2024 16:06 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the nation's top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America. But the detection of bird flu virus in unpasteurized milk sold in California stores underscores what health experts say are the known and...

Eggs are available -- but pricier -- as the holiday baking season begins

Nov. 26, 2024 09:49 AM EST

Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost two years ago. And the American Egg Board, a trade group, says egg shortages at grocery...

Raw milk from a California dairy is recalled after routine testing detected the bird flu virus

Nov. 25, 2024 17:28 PM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California, state health officials said. The sample obtained at a store tested positive Nov. 21 during routine screening by Santa Clara County health officers, the...