Established in 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service is a two-year post-doctoral training program whose officers have been on the front line of investigating outbreaks. Read more
A total of about 1.44 million birds at the seven farms and related facilities will be destroyed. Read more
So far in January, as many as 13 bird flu cases have been confirmed at chicken farms across the country. Read more
It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the agriculture ministry said. Read more
Several experts cautioned that it was too early to determine whether these changes would make the virus more transmissible or more severe in people. Read more
The new case brings the total number of infections in the United States during the current 2024 outbreak to 61. Read more
Oceania is the last region free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds since emerging in 2020. Read more
The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now three, officials said. All three have recovered. Read more
A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals. Read more
The longer the virus circulates in cattle, the more chances it has to acquire the mutations necessary to set off an influenza pandemic. Read more
