Bird flu has been detected in a local wastewater sample, but it isn't yet clear whether the virus came from animals, animal products or people, according to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Dear Annie: I just finished reading the letter from “Caged Bird,” and my heart broke for her. The reason is because I lived that same life, and her letter could have been my own. What was done ...

Mike Lomax travels hundreds of miles for the chance to see rare birds Bird watchers from across England are in west Cornwall hoping to catch sight of a Booted Eagle. BBC News talks to some of them ...

Last week, there was a death from the bird flu. Where do things stand today? Andy Pekosz: We're seeing signs that this virus is really moving into humans. There was an infection in a person in ...

We are facing the same uncertainty now with H5N1, the virus commonly known as bird flu. This virus has been decimating bird populations for years, and now a variant is rapidly spreading among ...

A wastewater sample from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission tested positive for H5 bird flu this week, according to WastewaterSCAN, a monitoring program based at Stanford University.

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.

Here in Mississippi, we cage and age people. The United States imprisons 311 out of every 100,000 residents, according to a 2023 report from the Department of Justice. Mississippi imprisons more than ...

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While the United States has recorded its first death of a person infected with H5N1 bird flu, public health experts are emphasizing that the risk to most people remains low. The patient ...