The CFIA first confirmed the presence of HPAI, subtype H5N1, in a small flock in Newfoundland in December 2021. “On November 8, 2024, the CFIA confirmed the presence of the H5N2 subtype in poultry in ...

As of March 5, the EC had recorded a total of 49 HPAI outbreaks among backyard/hobby flocks, and zoos in 14 countries. The ...

At least 44 states are reporting high or very high flu activity, but it’s not too late to get vaccinated and protect against severe illness, health authorities say. This story has been updated ...

The federal government has purchased half a million vaccines designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza — also known as “bird ...

Recent research shows the bird flu virus may be just a few mutations away from transmitting more readily to humans, which could elevate risk. If you haven’t yet been sick this winter ...

A less well known H5N5 avian flu virus was detected recently on a non-commercial chicken farm in Newfoundland, where it killed all 34 birds. Five other countries have reported the H5N5 virus so ...

This flu season is a "high-severity" season for all age groups. An estimated 33 million people have suffered from the flu so far this season. In Florida, like the rest of the U.S., the predominant ...

IN HUMAN HEALTH. SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE CURRENT FLU SEASON CASES ARE DECLINING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MORE THAN 3100 TESTS ...

Feel like everyone around you is sick? You aren't wrong. Flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID are active. The Walgreens Flu Index ranked Mississippi No. 1 in the country for states with the highest ...

Visits to doctors' offices for flu-like illness fell to 6.8% from 7.7%. Flu activity remains "elevated" in the United States but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new federal data ...

Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health ...