Bird flu has also caused egg prices to skyrocket, and an outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicting egg prices will increase about 20% within the year, compared with a predicted 2. ...

Bird flu case map. The map below shows bird flu reported since 2024, per CDC data. Wyoming woman with prior conditions becomes 3rd US hospitalization.

A map showing where avian influenza H5N1 has infected humans in the U.S, with the darkest red showing California, which has had 26 cases in 2024. Bird flu also affects cows, pigs and people.

The H5N1 bird flu isn’t new. The CDC says the virus was first identified in Southern China in domestic waterfowl in 1996. In 1997, it spread to 18 people in China and Hong Kong. Six of those ...

In humans, bird flu has so far spread to the eight states listed above. However, the H5N1 virus in America is far more widespread. The CDC says that as of December 17, H5N1 has infected 10,852 ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Egg prices have decreased in recent weeks, but bird flu continues to be a hot topic across the country, especially with its ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

A case of bird flu has been confirmed in poultry in West Yorkshire. The virus was discovered at a site near Ravensthorpe, near Mirfield, on 11 June, according to the Department for Environment, Food & ...

An international team of researchers led by Professor Huaijun Zhou from the UC Davis Department of Animal Science has created the first-ever detailed map of how genes are regulated in chickens — a ...