Las Vegas Weekly16d
After Nevada’s first human case of bird flu, experts discuss the state’s capacity to handle outbreaks
While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general ...
Kearney Hub1d
Bird flu is confirmed in this area, but humans rarely get it
Just four cases of bird flu in backyard flocks have been confirmed in this area, and risk to humans is very low. Humans can't ...
USDA cancels funding for popular locally grown food programs in Nevada
The USDA’s decision impacts Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance ...
AgriNews1d
Proactive efforts underway to protect dairy herds
There have been 985 confirmed cases of avian influenza in dairy cattle across 17 states since first confirmed in March 2024.
The Missoula Current News5d
USDA cuts funding to Nevada’s locally grown food program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has axed two programs that gave Nevada schools and food banks more than $6 million in ...
Medscape29d
First Human H5N1 Death in the United States — Just the Beginning?
Nevada reported its first human case of bird flu in an agricultural worker exposed to infected dairy cattle. Health authorities in Central Nevada announced the case on February 10, stating that ...
Food Safety News2d
One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks
A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans. Since ...
Hawaii-based chain L&L opens first New Mexico restaurant in Rio Rancho
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue has made its way to the Land of Enchantment, bringing a taste of the islands to Rio Rancho.