Avian flu /tags/avian-flu Avian flu en-US Copyright Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:56:12 GMT California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation? /health-and-medicine/2024-12-21/california-declared-an-emergency-over-bird-flu-how-serious-is-the-situation California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:56:12 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-21/california-declared-an-emergency-over-bird-flu-how-serious-is-the-situation Jonel Aleccia Oregon commercial dairy farms will start weekly testing for bird flu /health-and-medicine/2024-12-11/oregon-commercial-dairy-farms-will-start-weekly-testing-for-bird-flu Oregon agriculture regulators will test the milk of every commercial dairy across the state weekly, amid rising concerns over bird flu in dairy cattle. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:46:00 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-11/oregon-commercial-dairy-farms-will-start-weekly-testing-for-bird-flu Alejandro Figueroa Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers /health-and-medicine/2024-11-21/bird-flu-is-racing-through-farms-but-northwest-states-are-rarely-testing-workers Farmworker advocates, health experts say more robust monitoring needed to prevent spread of illness Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:36:15 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-11-21/bird-flu-is-racing-through-farms-but-northwest-states-are-rarely-testing-workers Rachel Spacek Highly lethal bird flu confirmed in Jackson County /food-and-agriculture/2024-11-04/highly-lethal-bird-flu-confirmed-in-jackson-county About 50 geese and chickens were confirmed last week to have contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the first confirmed outbreak in the county. The animals were subsequently euthanized. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:22:33 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-11-04/highly-lethal-bird-flu-confirmed-in-jackson-county Jane Vaughan No bird flu cases in Oregon cattle, although the state is taking precautions /food-and-agriculture/2024-04-19/no-bird-flu-cases-in-oregon-cattle-although-the-state-is-taking-precautions In late March, a handful of dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu in two herds in Texas. Now it's spread across seven other states — including Idaho. There are no active cases in Oregon, though officials are on high alert. Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:03:26 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-04-19/no-bird-flu-cases-in-oregon-cattle-although-the-state-is-taking-precautions Alejandro Figueroa