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Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet
A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in the udder.
Due to these supply challenges of the Thanksgiving birds, AFBF predicts turkey prices will be up 40 percent from 2024. Last year a turkey was 98 cents per pound. This year it will be approximately $1.32 per pound.
In a spot outside Berlin that’s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard
Britain on Tuesday imposed a mandatory housing measure for birds covering the whole of England, effective Thursday, in a bid to slow the spread of bird flu.
Missouri agriculture and conservation departments are monitoring a "bird flu" outbreak, and while the disease's risk to the general public remains low, the agency is encouraging hunters and others to take precautions.
The current wave of bird flu in Germany is likely to spread south from the northern states where it is now most prevalent, the country's animal health authority warned on Sunday. The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) said infection numbers were continuing to rise.