In January 2025, the flu took that Louisiana patient’s life. The individual was older than 65, had preexisting health ...

A duck hunts near June Lake in October. At a commercial operation in Merced County, a new strain of bird flu has been detected. (David McNew/Getty Images) A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been ...

California is a top destination for birdwatching due to its diverse geography and abundance of bird species. Over 600 bird species, representing about two-thirds of North American bird species, can be ...

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, ...

Strike highlights strain on lab technicians and poultry farmers No testing delays expected from strike, UC-Davis reallocates testing Millions of California egg-laying hens wiped out by bird flu Feb 26 ...

Bird flu continues to play a part in higher egg prices in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a Dec. 27 report, said a dozen large shell eggs in the state rose to $8.97. "Demand for ...

California county fairs and shows will no longer include poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions as the state deals with the spread of H5N1 bird flu. California county fairs and shows will no longer ...

California’s new ban on poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs and shows won’t affect two of Tulare County’s largest annual ag events, and – with some luck – may not affect a third. The ban, ...

Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies. Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the ...

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international consortium of ...