Air and wastewater may help spread bird flu on California dairy farms, according to a study that points to more transmission ...

The H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in over 700 herds of dairy cows in California, ...

Avian flu detections among both commercial poultry and wild birds have dropped significantly this past week, per the latest updates from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health ...

A new study of 14 infected California dairy farms has found the H5N1 avian influenza virus present in air, cows’ breath, and wastewater, revealing multiple possible transmission routes beyond ...

Researchers say seven seal pups have tested positive for an avian flu virus at California’s Año Nuevo State Park and several more are showing signs of the illness. The outbreak has prompted park ...

Eleven more marine mammals have been tested and confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in an outbreak that spans four counties in ...

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in elephant seals along the California coast, the disease has spread to other marine mammals, researchers said Thursday. So far, 16 ...

The avian flu has been identified for the first time in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park in California, researchers said. Dead elephant seal pups were observed on Feb. 19 and 20. Live ...

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