Tag: virus
Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk
Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with bird flu could have potentially contracted the illness...
USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide
Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in...
Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say
California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus —...
Questions follow massive recall of California raw milk after bird flu testing
Less than a week after California health officers confirmed a finding of bird flu virus in store-bought raw milk, state agriculture officials...
Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it's business as usual in California dairy country
TIPTON, Calif. — It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys...
Alameda County child believed to be latest case of bird flu; source unknown
California health officials reported Tuesday that a child in Alameda County tested positive for H5 bird flu last week.The source of infection...