Workers at the only lab in California with the authority to confirm high-risk bird flu cases will go on a brief strike next week, claiming that years of understaffing, poor training and burnout have ...

In California, the state veterinarian banned chicken shows to limit the spread of bird flu. That left county fairs across the state devoid of chickens — and their 7-year-old 4H caretakers despondent.

U.S. and California health officials confirmed two new cases of H5N1 bird flu in dairy farm workers in the state on Friday, ...

A person in Louisiana is in critical condition after contracting bird flu from handling sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. Health officials say we may see more severe cases as the virus spreads.

As more than a billion birds begin their spring migration across California to their summer breeding grounds in the north, the state's birdwatchers are getting out their binoculars, maps, and other ...

A legal aid group that represents farm workers is suing the state agriculture department claiming it is not sharing the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state of emergency declaration on Wednesday due to bird flu has raised questions about the H5N1 virus, including how it spreads. There are 61 confirmed human cases of bird flu in ...

Sandhill cranes, which can stand up to 4 feet tall and have a wingspan of 6 to 8 feet, made their migratory trek to winter in ...

Strike highlights strain on lab technicians and poultry farmers No testing delays expected from strike, UC-Davis reallocates testing Millions of California egg-laying hens wiped out by bird flu Feb 26 ...

A STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER THE SPREAD OF THE BIRD FLU. THE BIRD FLU HAS BEEN SHOWING UP IN DAIRY COWS AND HAS NOW SPREAD TO 1616 STATES. AND SO FAR, NO PERSON TO PERSON SPREAD OF THE FLU HAS BEEN ...

H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is having an impact on the egg industry in Tulare County, as well as in other egg-producing areas of the U.S. The disease has contributed to the ...

The species is “very territorial” and aggressive, and threatens native bird species, the California Department of Fish and ...