
New Bird Flu Outbreak in California Amid Ongoing Respiratory Illnesses
A recent outbreak of a rare bird flu strain, H5N9, has been detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California. This marks the first confirmed case of H5N9 in U.S. poultry, raising immediate concerns among health officials and poultry farmers. To contain the outbreak, approximately 119,000 birds have been culled to prevent further…