The virus was reported in a commercial flock of ducks. It’s the first time the subtype has been detected in the United States.

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Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among poultry and dairy cattle across the United States, the country has recorded its first human death due the virus known as avian influenza A or H5N1. On Jan. 6 ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, or bird flu, was found in the flock, which consisted of chickens, ducks, and peacocks. Officials said they were family pets and not commercial […] ...

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was first detected on Dec. 31 and has not been transmitted elsewhere in the ...