The detection comes as the nation continues to battle a growing outbreak of H5N1, which is rapidly spreading across poultry farms and infected dairy cows in the US. HealthDay News — A new strain ...

A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29.

A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in poultry in the United States, an international agency said. A report by the ...

A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been ...

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

For 30 years now, scientists have worried about the possibility of a human outbreak of bird flu. Today, however, many experts believe we’re closer than ever to a new pandemic. But the big ...

Initial signs included increased duck mortality, prompting state officials to quarantine the farm and cull nearly 119,000 birds. The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) confirmed the H5N9 ...

A duck hunts near June Lake in October. At a commercial operation in Merced County, a new strain of bird flu has been detected. (David McNew/Getty Images) ...

The first case of H5N9 bird flu strain in the US has been identified in Merced County. This strain is different from the previously documented H5N1 strain, which has caused multiple cases across the ...

A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in poultry in the United States, an international agency said. A report by ...