The ban, which is in effect until further notice, is due to the continued spread of H5N1 bird flu in California.

A CHILD tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis, health officials have confirmed. The patient, from San Francisco, California, also had a fever and tested positive for

Bird flu infections around the U.S. have forced mass cullings and resulted in the deaths of zoo animals and pets

The United States has confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic H5N9 avian influenza in poultry, following an outbreak at a duck meat farm in Merced County, California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) stated Monday.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 67 people in the U.S. have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. One person has died.

Both H5N9 and H5N1 were detected at the duck farm in Merced County, according to tests conducted by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The event began on November 23, with clinical signs that included increased deaths in the ducks.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 has been identified in U.S. poultry for the first time, after outbreak at a commercial duck farm in California.

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

Bird flu has had a nationwide effect causing harm to the poultry and domestic animals but it also has been posing a risk to human health. While the health risk is low, people have been cautioned.

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A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses