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Livestock in Texas, Kansas and Michigan are confirmed to have the virus, and herds in New Mexico and Idaho have also tested positive. Officials confirmed that one person in Texas also had bird flu.
Bird flu has been found in Texas cattle and a person who works with cattle has been diagnosed with bird flu. But experts say "it’s not a new strain," which ...
Pre-pandemic, in the 2019-2020 flu season, 174 million doses had been administered at the same time of year. The number went up in 2020-2021, when concern about a flu and COVID “twindemic” was ...
There are only two cases on record reported in the U.S., according to the CDC. Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, was first detected in 1996 among birds in China ...
Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in mammals including skunks, raccoons, foxes and domestic cats across six counties in the state's Panhandle region.
Flu cases surge in Texas as holidays fuel viral spread, experts say The CDC says flu activity has reached high levels in Texas By Meredith Yeomans • Published December 31, 2024 • Updated on ...
Flu outbreak results in closure of multiple North Texas school districts 02:35. NORTH TEXAS – A surge in flu cases is causing several North Texas school districts to shut down their campuses. ...
Spike in flu cases impact North Texas schools, clinics 02:06. NORTH TEXAS — Emergency rooms and urgent cares across North Texas are slammed with a huge surge in flu patients. Over a 24-hour span ...
During the last week of November, the most current reporting, visits to Texas emergency rooms for COVID-19 were up 8.96% from the week before, but for flu they rose 32.74% and for RSV (respiratory ...
Texas officials confirmed Wednesday that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or bird flu) has been detected in Austin-Travis County after tests were performed on dead birds discovered in North ...
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus ...