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A worker at a fresh poultry market carries a bag of chicken as fresh poultry is seen in buckets awaiting purchase in El Monte, Californiaon December 19, 2024. An elderly patient in Louisiana is in "critical condition" with severe avian influenza, US authorities announced December 18, 2024, the first serious human case in the country as fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic. Genetic sequencing revealed that the H5N1 virus in the patient belonged to the D1.1 genotype. This genotype has recently been detected in wild birds and poultry in the United States, and in human cases reported in Washington state and in the Canadian case, in British Columbia province (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats

As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides another example of the virus’ penchant for surprise.

FRESNO CA JUNE 29, 2024 - Mark McAfee runs the largest raw milk farm in California with some 2400 head of dairy cattle in Fresno County. McAfee produces 4.5 million gallons a year and has revenues of over $30 million. A barn cat hangs around Mark McAfee's feet in front of the dairy barn. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times)

Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results

Camarillo, California-Feb. 19, 2025-Sky5 was over the scene and was asked to fly at a high altitude so the sound didn't spook the animal. Mountain lion on the loose in Camarillo, CA on Feb. 19, 2025. (KTLA)

Mountain lion spotted under Camarillo swing set dodges tranquilizer dart, leads officers on chase

CDFW Captures and Collared 12 Gray Wolves in Northern California. Malia Byrtus, California Wolf Project/UC Berkeley

A dozen wolves collared in California as officials seek to track the growing population

A massive Black bear emerges from a brick-lined swimming pool.

After Eaton fire, bear makes home its own, swimming in pool, dining from trash can, ‘definitely not moving’

The drama, intrigue and mystery of L.A.’s bug kingdom

Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned 6 months old

Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird flu

A new bill could require California to monitor wastewater for disease in the Central Valley

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PIXLEY, CA - MAY 20: Dairy cows feed at a farm west of Pixley, CA in Tulare County. Some town residents believe their health problems are owed to air pollutants from the nearby dairy facilities. The topography of the San Joaquin Valley contribute to the region's poor quality trapping dirty air from traffic on Interstate 5, State Route 99, locomotives and farming pollutants including open burning and emissions from dairy cows. Photographed in Pixley, CA on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study

A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.

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