The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.

After a new study showed that bird flu has spread to dairy farm workers more often than previously known, the US Centers for ...

H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said ...

The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird ...

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some dairy farm employees showed signs of infection, ...

Pigs can become coinfected with bird and human viruses, allowing genes to swap to form a new, more dangerous virus that can ...

About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become infected themselves, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy cows in the United ...

H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating bird ...

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.