Health officials began providing the safety gear long before the first human case in California was announced in October.

Here’s what we know about the bird flu — and what it would take for it to start spreading in humans. In January 2022, health ...

By Kristen Hwang, In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are ...

A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another ...

The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu. The new guidance comes ...

According to the California Department of Public Health, the risk to most people is low. People working with infected animals are at greater risk of becoming infected. No person-to-person spread of ...

Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and ...

Two states affected by avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle and commercial poultry reported more probable H5 avian flu ...

Cows that died after being infected with bird flu await pickup from delayed rendering trucks in Tulare County, California, U.S., October 8, 2024. Crystal Heath/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN ...

California is investigating five possible human cases of bird flu among dairy farm workers, in addition to the six cases previously confirmed in the state, the state health department said on Monday.

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