As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides ...

The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were ...

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a ...

USDA confirms H5N1 bird flu in four black rats in Riverside County, California amid growing mammal infections.

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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in rats, raising ...

Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County, California, where two recent poultry outbreaks were reported, the agency said. Officials have previously ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in four rats submitted for ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Four black rats in Riverside County tested positive for Bird Flu. It is the first time the H5N1 virus has been found in rats. According to the United States Department of ...