In Texas, the state’s single bird flu case in 2024 was associated with a dairy worker who worked with infected cows. One telltale symptom of bird flu is pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis.

Suspicions that there may be more bird flu going around undetected were backed by a voluntary serosurvey among veterinary practitioners who work with cattle, CDC investigators said. Out of 150 ...

Editor’s Note (5/22/24): Another case of bird flu has been detected in the U.S. A dairy worker in Michigan, who works on a farm where H5N1 has been found in cows, developed signs of ...

Avian influenza is often fatal in birds, but none of the infected cows have died so far. The only symptom in the patient in Texas was conjunctivitis, or pink eye, which was also reported in people ...

According to the CDC, the second report of H5N1 bird flu in humans was reported in Michigan. The farm worker contracted conjunctivitis, or pink eye, but no respiratory infections.

Human contracts bird flu for second time ever in U.S. 02:14. ... or conjunctivitis. CDC flu surveillance systems at this time show no indicators of unusual flu activity in people," Dr. Demetre ...

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...

Bird flu or avian influenza is a group of viruses that primarily infects birds. Here are some more facts about bird flu, including the symptoms, how animals catch it and what people need to know.

Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency not for the wildfires common to the Centennial State this time of year, but for a bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Weld County, north of ...

Her symptoms began with double conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, and turned into a fever and coughing. ... which researchers eventually discovered to be avian flu caused by the H5N1 virus.

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

The bird flu outbreak has affected more than 650 dairy herds. ... What began with conjunctivitis in early November progressed into fever and eventually full-blown acute respiratory distress ...