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California declares state of emergency due to bird flu affecting dairy cows and people in the U.S. Protective measures and testing efforts are in place to ...

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the outbreak of the virus, also known as Type A H5N1

Los Angeles health officials investigate new cases after felines who had consumed raw milk found with H5 virus

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Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported.

Call for additional precautions as captive species including lions, tigers and cheetahs are killed by virus

TWO Scottish island nature reserves surveyed their bird populations and noted a slight increase in seabird numbers in the aftermath of the…

California, the nation's most populous state, has declared a state of emergency after the virus struck hundreds of dairy herds, while Louisiana reports the first severe human case in a hospitalized patient.

Whether the rest of the nation is willing to follow California's lead remains to be seen.

Health officials say the 65-year-old was hospitalised after contact with an infected flock of back-yard birds.

Meanwhile, Delaware and Wisconsin report two possible infections, which if confirmed raises total cases to 63