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Oregon will start testing milk this week for bird flu as part of a federal program to monitor the virus, which has turned up in animals and people, including one person in Oregon.
Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...
Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...
One person has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu in Oregon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday. The report is connected to an outbreak that affected roughly ...
Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living in Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.
Bird flu outbreaks this year caused the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs to hit a record high of $6.23 in March.
There have been 36 cases of bird flu in humans in the U.S. — and all but one was associated with contract with infected animals, Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist, said during a news conference.
Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in human-to-human transmission of the virus.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon — A second cat has died of the bird flu in Oregon in the last two months. State agriculture officials said both cats lived in Washington County. Officials said the most ...
Nov 15 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in ...
Oregon kitten contracts bird flu, is euthanized. Published 7:15 am Monday, January 27, 2025. ... Dogs also can contract bird flu, though they appear less susceptible to the virus than cats.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon — A second cat has died of the bird flu in Oregon in the last two months. State agriculture officials said both cats lived in Washington County. Officials said the most ...