A Canadian teenager has been hospitalized with bird flu, the first human case of H5N1 in the current outbreak detected in the country. A teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized with a ...
A major study finds wild migrating birds—not farms—are the primary drivers of North America’s H5N1 spread, reshaping outbreak ...
A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which ...
The man who died in November 2025 was the first human case in the US since January. "It's not, any longer, only an impact on ...
An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North ...
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Bird flu is infecting mammals, including pet dogs, in this most recent spate of viral spread. Photo: Getty Images (Brandon Bell/Staff) / Shutterstock (Javier Brosch) / Gizmodo As a highly pathogenic ...
NECESSARY. USDA’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE SPECIALIZES IN ELIMINATING AND REMOVING SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS. THEIR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL. JOSH ...