The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now working with California on a project that is offering gift cards to encourage people to get tested or vaccinated near farms with bird flu, the state says. Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the community to get swabbed…
Some of the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to support testing for the ongoing bird flu outbreak have been disrupted due to steep layoffs at the agency, multiple officials told CBS News Thursday, in the latest fallout from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cuts to the nation’s federal health agencies. In…
Mar 26, 2025 10:43 AM IST U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 39 hatching eggs in Louisville, Kentucky. The eggs were confiscated across three separate shipments. Between March 6 and March 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 39 hatching eggs in Louisville, Kentucky. According to a press release from the agency, the…
Bird flu ripping through California dairy farms – CBS News Watch CBS News California has over 1,100 dairy farms, two-thirds of which have been impacted by the bird flu outbreak. A leading suspect is contaminated milking machines. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
Federal health agencies oppose the use of bird flu vaccines in poultry right now, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, weighing in publicly on it for the first time in his new role. The Trump administration has been considering poultry vaccination as it seeks to combat the outbreak that is fueling…
How egg producers are working to resolve shortages – CBS News Watch CBS News According to a CBS News price tracker, the average price of a dozen eggs is nearly double what it was last year, sending grocery bills soaring. The increased prices are partially due to an egg shortage caused by an outbreak of…
Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it’s still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, a new study shows. Veterinary experts said the report, published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said. Officials have previously confirmed…
Experts looking for new ways to stop the spread of bird flu Experts looking for new ways to stop the spread of bird flu 02:12 Some lots of raw pet food sold in two states are being recalled after two indoor cats became ill with bird flu earlier this month and were euthanized due to…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is trying to rehire bird flu experts that the agency accidentally fired as part of its efforts to cut costs based on recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “Although several positions supporting [highly pathogenic avian influenza] were notified of their terminations over the weekend, we…