In December, a Nye County dairy cow became Nevada’s first positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle. And on February 10, the Central Nevada Health District (CNHD) confirmed ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a widespread risk to the public.

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...

The avian flu has caused over 70 human cases globally ... have been lost in the U.S. because of the virus. In February, Nevada reported its first human case of H5N1 in a dairy worker who was ...

Meanwhile, less than a year after avian flu was first detected in dairy herds, a new strain of the virus has been found in Nevada cows. To make sense of the latest developments, Matt Koci ...

Roy Rochlin/Getty Nevada Resident Infected with New Strain ... The U.S. does not currently vaccinate birds against the avian flu. Two vaccines are approved in Europe to prevent the avian flu ...

Egg prices across the United States have fallen significantly in recent months, with Nevada consumers seeing an even steeper ...

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza more than doubled in mammals in 2024 from the year before, according to the a ...

The birds amassed fans, as legions of devotees follow along on webcams each spring as falcons progress from hatching to ...

Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease of ... In addition to disease in poultry, Nevada and Arizona have had recent introductions of HPAI into dairy cattle from wild birds.