A new wildfire was reported today at 1:12 a.m. in Merced County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

MERCED—The Merced County Board of Supervisors accepted a $72,735 grant from the California Department of Public Health’s ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:10 p.m. in Merced County. Healy Rd Merced 2 Fire has been burning on private land.

More recently, the United States reported its first H5N9 detection in Merced County, California. In November 2024, a duck farm tested positive for both H5N9 and H5N1, resulting in the culling of ...

In the Jan. 24 report, the WOAH announced that H5N9 had been identified at a duck farm in Merced County, California. The current outbreak, which the report says was confirmed on Jan. 13 ...

The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. Officials said it's the first verified U.S. case ...

In the Jan. 24 report, the WOAH announced that H5N9 had been identified at a duck farm in Merced County, California. The current outbreak, which the report says was confirmed on Jan. 13 ...

In late November, both H5N1 and H5N9 cases were discovered in a Merced County commercial duck meat farm, which led to the quarantine of the facility and the culling of more than 100,000 birds.

HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread. The strain was discovered at a commercial ...