A global outbreak of avian flu is reaching Arizona, though officials believe the public health risk remains low. According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu has spread in wild birds ...

Bird flu, also called avian flu or H5N1, is an influenza A virus that commonly infects birds. Most strains of avian flu only ...

Enjoy the elegant trogon, a longtime summer visitor to Southern Arizona that now is increasingly staying for the winter. But don't get too attached to the purple finch, because that mountain bird's ...

The risk to the public remains low, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA). People that were in close contact with the birds are the most at risk. Samples were sent to the Arizona ...

PHOENIX — Health officials on Friday reported the first Arizona cases of bird flu in humans, stemming from a poultry outbreak at a Pinal County farm last month. The Arizona Department of Health ...

Arizona is reporting its first two probable human cases of bird flu in Pinal County workers who were exposed to infected poultry. The infected individuals reported mild symptoms, received treatment ...

Two cases of human avian influenza, also known as "bird flu," have been reported in Arizona. State health officials say the two cases involved workers at a Pinal County commercial facility. PHOENIX - ...

(The Center Square) – State agriculture officials confirmed Tuesday that a dairy farm in Maricopa County tested positive for bird flu – Arizona’s first detection of the virus in milk. The Arizona ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the U.S. There have been nine positive cases involving cats in December 2024 across the U.S., according to the USDA. No cases of ...

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