MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The country’s first case of H5N9 bird flu has been identified in Merced County, California, officials say. This H5N9 strain, which was identified earlier ...

H5N9 is different from H5N1, though both are known as bird flu. Two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been responsible for millions of cow and poultry deaths in the United ...

The Brief. H5N9 is a rare strain of avian influenza. H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases.

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

Farm workers facing possible arrest would likely resist getting tested for bird flu should there be a resurgence this fall, ...

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.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The country’s first case of H5N9 bird flu has been identified in Merced County, California, officials say. This H5N9 strain, which was identified earlier ...

F or the first time, the United States has reported an outbreak of the rare H5N9 strain of bird flu in poultry, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The outbreak was ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. – The country’s first case of H5N9 bird flu has been identified in Merced County, California, officials say.This H5N9 strain, which was identified earlier this month, is ...

The first confirmed case of H5N9 bird flu in the United States has been identified in Merced County, California, and control measures are being undertaken to contain the virus.