Signs of H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to sampling data. Although positive wastewater samples have been found in seven ...

No additional cases were identified, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health is investigating the case. Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC.

San Francisco joins a handful of zoos around the country to ... Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, is highly contagious and deadly for poultry species, with mortality rates of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Public health officials say ... near record highs A look at egg prices and where the fight against avian flu is Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoe ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A fast-growing outbreak of avian flu has upended California’s dairy industry, the nation’s largest producer of milk, infecting most of the state’s herds and putting ...

infectious disease physician at UC San Francisco. “We are being vigilant but not afraid.” Keep reading for the latest on what researchers know about H5N1 — and how you can think realistically about ...

Likewise, a county program that routinely tests dead birds for a range of pathogens, including avian influenza ... 4, southeast San Francisco on June 18 and June 26 and Palo Alto on July 4 ...

Genetic evidence of bird flu was detected in San Francisco wastewater on June 18 and June 26. Additional H5 "hits" were seen at a site in Palo Alto on June 19, and another on June 10 from the West ...

By Soumya Karlamangla Orlando Mayorquín and Jesus Jiménez Soumya Karlamangla reported from San Francisco ... Dec. 19, 2024 A fast-growing outbreak of avian flu has upended California’s ...