Avian influenza California

H5N1 bird flu found in 4 Southern California rats

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats

As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides another example of the virus' penchant for surprise.

KFGO · 10h

Canada stocks avian flu vaccine as H5N1 found in U.S. rats

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in rats, raising fresh concerns about the virus’s ability to spread among mammals. The infected black rats were found in Riverside County, California, near recent poultry outbreaks.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Bird Flu Found in California Rats as USDA Scrambles to Rehire Scientists

USDA confirms H5N1 bird flu in four black rats in Riverside County, California amid growing mammal infections.

News Nation on MSN · 3d

Bird flu found in rats for the first time: USDA

More recently, a fox in North Dakota, a bobcat in the state of Washington, a cat in Oregon and a harbor seal in Massachusetts have been infected.

US Egg Prices Soar To Record Highs Amid Bird Flu Crisis

Sacramento Bee · 4d

California egg prices at record high as bird flu decimates farms. Relief months away

In California, eggs are more expensive due to a combination of factors including higher production costs, bird flu and the requirement that eggs be raised in a cage-free system. In January, a dozen eggs in California cost nearly $9, up about 70% since the previous month.

Grist on MSN · 1d

What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs

Extreme weather is shifting the migratory patterns of birds, increasing the chances of deadly avian flu outbreaks on farms.

Seattle Times · 1h

Is bird flu the only reason egg prices are soaring?

There is at least one winner in the current shortage, which began in 2022: the country’s biggest egg producer.

12don MSN

California is at the center of the country’s egg mess. Here’s why and what’s coming

The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high in January. An outbreak of avian influenza ...

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Keeping Lakeside egg ranch flu free takes constant vigilance. Would a vaccine help?

Three years into a nationwide avian influenza outbreak that has forced millions of egg-laying birds to be killed after ...

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Avian flu strikes more poultry flocks in 7 states and more cats

As H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry across the United States continue at a brisk pace, the US ...

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Flu is killing more people than COVID in California, health officials say. What’s going on?

UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento has seen “five or 10 times more influenza (patients) than COVID (patients)” in 2025 alone, according to Dr. Dean Blumberg, the hospital’s chief of pediatric ...

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Media Experts on Avian Influenza

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird ...

Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

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Lab workers key to California’s bird flu response are poised to strike

Chronic staff shortages have left the California lab struggling to protect the state’s food chain from bird flu, the workers ...

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UC Davis offers free bird flu webinar on Wednesday. How to attend

A panel of animal disease experts, including experts from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, will host a free ...

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