In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and destroyed nearly ...

The World Organization for Animal Health said in a Jan. 27 notification that the H5N9 strain of avian bird flu has been detected for the first time at a duck farm in Merced County, California.

In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and destroyed nearly ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The country’s first case of H5N9 bird flu has been identified in Merced County, California, officials say. This H5N9 strain, which was identified earlier ...

Both H5N1 and H5N9 cases were discovered in a Merced County commercial duck meat farm in late November. State officials quarantined the facility, and nearly 120,000 birds were killed. Genetic ...

Dairy workers' lack of an economic safety net has undermined adherence to health and safety standards, he said. Workers told researchers about unsanitary conditions, inadequate breaks and designated ...

In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and destroyed nearly ...

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A suspicious death investigation is underway following a fire in Merced County. Authorities say it happened in the area of Washington and Jefferson before 11:30 pm ...