Testing at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed late Friday the chicken were infected with what’s commonly called bird flu, which spreads rapidly among poultry, causing severe illness or death.Rapid euthanasia of all birds on a farm is needed to contain an outbreak and make sure poultry products from the infected flock are not used for food, the Department of Agriculture said.

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Bird flu outbreak: New sub-type of avian flu found on duck farm in Merced County, California

Defra says the disease has been confirmed at poultry farms near Pocklington and Alford.

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First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.

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Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread

Bird flu has spread around the globe in recent years, leading to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry.

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U.S. reports first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry

U.S. authorities also identified the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California.

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What is H5N9? US reports first bird flu strain outbreak in poultry

PARIS—The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
Authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said in a report to Paris-based WOAH, adding that the almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed by Dec. 2.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly …

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US Reports First Outbreak of H5N9 Bird Flu in Poultry

By Jessica Nix and Gerry Smith | Bloomberg US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain. Detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, it’s the first confirmed case of H5N9 in poultry in the US, according to the website for the World Organization for Animal Health, a Paris-based group f…

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First US case of new bird flu strain found on California duck farm

Rome, 28 January 2025 — After the alarm for the first case of human infection with avian influenza in Europe, concern is growing about the transmission of the virus. In fact, in a duck farm in California, the first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N9 avian influenza has been detected. The World Organization for Animal Health (Woah) broke the news. The discovery of the highly pathogenic variant H5N9 avian influenza in poultry occurred in paral…

Roma, 28 gennaio 2025 – Dopo l’allarme per il primo caso di contagio umano da influenza aviaria in Europa, cresce la preoccupazione per la trasmissione del virus. In un allevamento di anatre in California è stato infatti rilevato il primo focolaio dell'influenza aviaria H5N9, altamente patogena. A dare la notizia è stata l'Organizzazione mondiale per la salute animale (Woah). La scoperta dell'influenza aviaria H5N9, variante altamente patogena, …

Aviaria, variante altamente patogena H5N9: primo focolaio in allevamento di anatre in California

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Avian, highly pathogenic H5N9 variant: first outbreak in duck farming in California

A new strain of bird flu detected on a duck farm in central California has sparked new fears about avian influenza as egg prices continue to soar.

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US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.

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H5N9 and H5N1 are two strains of bird flu that have recently sparked concern, especially after a significant outbreak at a California duck farm. Both strains are highly pathogenic, affecting poultry and wild birds, but what sets them apart is how they spread and impact animals.

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