A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?

With the prices of everything from gas to feed on the upswing, so too is the price of getting eggs on shelves. Average U.S. gas prices sit around $3.069 per gallon, according to AAA, which is roughly in line with average prices from a year ago, but prices are still higher than pre-pandemic levels.

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat the spread of H5N1 Avian Influenza. The ban will remain in place until the outbreak is under control—here's what you need to know.

There's been 66 confirmed cases of bird flu in humans in the U.S. with California having 37 reported cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is no evidence the virus is spread between humans, according to health officials.

California, Minnesota, South Dakota Michigan and Iowa all reached double digits when it came to flocks infected.

Bird flu is wreaking havoc on California farms and consequently raising the price of eggs. Prices also spiked because of the high demand during the holidays.

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science.

To date, we haven’t had any confirmed cases of avian flu in humans, dairy cows or poultry flocks in Humboldt County, but we have been preparing for the possibility since we started seeing wild

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a close call and global catastrophe

The announcement follows just days after the US Centres for Disease Control confirmed its first death from the zoonotic disease.

With more than 133 million poultry birds affected by avian influenza across the U.S., some states are experiencing egg shortages.