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Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been the toll on wild birds?
What is bird flu? The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread among a variety of bird species, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, and many migratory wild birds. There have also been cases in humans ...
An international team of researchers led by Professor Huaijun Zhou from the UC Davis Department of Animal Science has created ...
In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky ...
Kennedy recently suggested that farmers should consider letting bird flu run through the flocks to identify birds that are immune to it. On River to River, Dr. Yuko Sato, Iowa State University ...
Bird flu has caused the death of millions of birds in South Dakota, the state with the second-highest number of outbreaks in the US. While no human cases have been reported in South Dakota ...
Since 2022, more than 150 million birds have been affected by avian influenza, ravaging flocks and impacting the availability ...