State experts raise alarms about the nation’s readiness to respond to bird flu: ‘It may erupt’
Gaps in surveillance and cuts by the Trump administration to medical research threaten to undermine efforts to contain a ...
GBH4d
Measles, bird flu and more: Where Massachusetts stands with public health right now
As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update ...
Bird flu suspected in deaths of six swans in MetroWest
Bird flu is suspected in the deaths of six swans near Mill Pond in Westborough, Massachusetts.There have been no known human ...
MetroWest Daily News5d
Westborough health officials say they found six dead swans. What they suspect
Town officials say six swans that were found dead on or near Mill Pond in Westborough are suspected to be victims of bird flu ...
Mississippi Reports First Outbreak Of Deadly H7N9 Bird Flu In The U.S. Since 2017
As the United States battles new strains of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, AKA bird flu, the State of ...
Cambridge Day11d
How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into ...
Harvard Medical School12d
Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?
Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...
MassLive9d
‘Bank on the fact’ that more pandemics are coming. Here’s why, and are we ready?
But statistically, bird flu or other, “you should pretty much bank on the ... resulting in more than 1.2 million deaths in the U.S., including more than 22,000 in Massachusetts. Experts in infectious ...
The Salem News2d
Salem considers adding bird flu testing to wastewater surveillance
City councilors will consider spending $25,000 in city funds to begin conducting wastewater surveillance for H5N1 avian bird-flu.
NBC News6d
Neighbors flock to backyard chicken coops for fresher and cheaper eggs
as the spread of bird flu has led to the deaths or slaughter of 13 million chickens. Independent chicken coop owners in Georgia, Florida, California and Massachusetts told NBC News that they are ...