Feb 07 Live poultry markets ordered shut for a week in New York City due to avian flu outbreak By Associated Press The order came after seven cases of bird flu were found in poultry during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Continue reading
Feb 06 A different version of bird flu detected in dairy cows in Nevada By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year. Continue reading
Jan 28 Egg prices are soaring, don’t expect that to change soon By Josh Funk, Mark Vancleave, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press It looks like grocery shoppers hoping for soaring egg prices to turn around are likely to be waiting a while. Continue reading
Jan 27 CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await… Continue reading
Jan 12 Two cats in California died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu, their owner says By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The cats drank unpasteurized milk from lots recalled by Raw Farm, of Fresno, whose dairy products were pulled from California store shelves in December after health officials found the virus in milk for sale, the owner said. Continue reading
Jan 06 Louisiana patient is the first to die of bird flu in the U.S., health officials say By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Louisiana officials say they are not aware of any other cases in their state, and U.S. officials have said they do not have any evidence that the virus is spreading from person to person. Continue reading
Dec 29 How to protect your cats from catching bird flu By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals but the death of an Oregon house cat is raising questions about the ongoing outbreak and how people can protect their pets. Continue reading
Dec 28 Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says By Laura Ungar, Associated Press A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Continue reading
Dec 26 How America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for the safety of low-wage workers put the… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:29 Colorado dairy farms face calls to keep workers safe as bird flu spreads among cows By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to bird flu that's spreading among the state's dairy cows. The virus has already caused the deaths of more than 120 million birds across the country since 2022. Stephanie… Continue watching