Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species ... Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In its current strain, the virus initially affected large ...

Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in mammals including skunks ... Since 1986, the SA Current has served as the free, independent voice of San Antonio, and we want ...

It started in Texas. In early 2024 ... Next, Dr. Kamran Khan showed us a map of all the confirmed human cases of bird flu in the last five years. Most have been in Asia – until now.

Foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic cats have tested positive for the bird flu across six Texas counties ... "For mammals, current data shows transmission occurs primarily through ...

While more than 160 million birds already have been affected by the highly pathogenic strain of bird flu known as H5N1 since first being detected in the United States in January 2022, Texas ...

and there have been no cases where the bird flu spread from person-to-person, the CDC said. The agency added that "the current public health risk is low," as of Tuesday. Among the more recent ...

Rollins, a native of Glen Rose in North Texas and a Texas A&M University graduate, is expected to talk about the avian flu outbreak and the response of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday ...

Dr. Valerie Smith, Smith County health authority, said there has been a “tremendous increase” in ER visits because of the flu in Texas Public Health Region 4, which includes Gregg and ...

The most current map reflects data from the week ending Feb 8, 2025. Flu activity is currently highest ... Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Just below that level, but still “very high,” are ...

The color-coded map indicates each state’s activity level, ranging from minimal to very high. Flu activity is currently highest in New York City, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, across Texas and is urging caution to prevent spreading the disease. According to a news release ...

EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Flu cases are on the rise in El Paso as Texas experiences one of the highest levels of influenza activity in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...