Avian flu /tags/avian-flu Avian flu en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 06 May 2025 16:43:16 GMT Bird flu is spreading to dairy farms in the Mountain West, but it isn't a concern for the public yet /2025-05-06/bird-flu-is-spreading-to-dairy-farms-in-the-mountain-west-but-it-isnt-a-concern-for-the-public-yet Bird flu is spreading to dairy farms in our region, according to federal officials tracking the virus. It has been found on poultry farms and its spread to cattle is a new concern, but experts say the outbreaks are not currently a concern for the general public. Tue, 06 May 2025 16:43:16 GMT /2025-05-06/bird-flu-is-spreading-to-dairy-farms-in-the-mountain-west-but-it-isnt-a-concern-for-the-public-yet Yvette Fernandez Egg prices are still high. A Colorado professor says avian flu is only part of the problem /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-09/egg-prices-are-still-high-a-colorado-professor-says-avian-flu-is-only-part-of-the-problem The price of eggs remains high – and we can't blame it all on outbreaks of the avian flu. Today on In The NoCo, we explore how the systems we use to produce and deliver eggs in the U.S. are the root of the problem — and what might be done to fix it. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-09/egg-prices-are-still-high-a-colorado-professor-says-avian-flu-is-only-part-of-the-problem In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery Colorado lawmakers reject attempt to roll back egg law /news/2025-01-28/colorado-lawmakers-reject-attempt-to-roll-back-egg-law Spurred by rising prices, Republicans tried to repeal a law that went into effect this year that requires large egg producers to be cage-free. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:33:59 GMT /news/2025-01-28/colorado-lawmakers-reject-attempt-to-roll-back-egg-law Chas Sisk Bird flu isn’t a pandemic-level threat yet, but the risk is growing /2025-01-14/bird-flu-not-pandemic-threat-growing-risk The first person in the U.S. just died from a strain of the virus in Louisiana, but there’s still some simple ways to stay safe. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:52:04 GMT /2025-01-14/bird-flu-not-pandemic-threat-growing-risk Hanna Merzbach USDA to test nation's milk for bird flu as virus spreads across Mountain West states /2024-12-19/usda-test-nations-milk-bird-flu-virus-spreads-mountain-west The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now testing the nation’s milk supply for the bird flu virus known as H5N1. The virus has spread through dairy cattle in 16 states, including most of the Mountain West. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:07:31 GMT /2024-12-19/usda-test-nations-milk-bird-flu-virus-spreads-mountain-west Kaleb Roedel CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections /news/2024-11-11/cdc-calls-for-expanded-testing-for-bird-flu-after-blood-tests-reveal-more-farmworker-infections Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu. The new guidance comes after a study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:11:58 GMT /news/2024-11-11/cdc-calls-for-expanded-testing-for-bird-flu-after-blood-tests-reveal-more-farmworker-infections Jonel Aleccia, AP Health Writer Emails reveal how health departments struggle to track human cases of bird flu /news/2024-10-28/emails-reveal-how-health-departments-struggle-to-track-human-cases-of-bird-flu Hundreds of emails from state and local health departments provided via public records requests share insight on the spike of bird flu cases happening in the country. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-28/emails-reveal-how-health-departments-struggle-to-track-human-cases-of-bird-flu Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News Sen. Hickenlooper meets with Northern Colorado egg and dairy producers to address avian flu concerns /news/2024-10-21/sen-hickenlooper-meets-with-northern-colorado-egg-and-dairy-producers-to-address-avian-flu-concerns Avian flu cases in Colorado have led to farms losing entire flocks of hens in places like Weld County. One egg-producing facility in the area, Opal Farms, paid $10 million to sanitize their facility after losing their birds. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-21/sen-hickenlooper-meets-with-northern-colorado-egg-and-dairy-producers-to-address-avian-flu-concerns Alex Murphy, Rae Solomon With only gloves to protect them, farmworkers say they tend sick cows amid bird flu /news/2024-08-27/with-only-gloves-to-protect-them-farmworkers-say-they-tend-sick-cows-amid-bird-flu Greeley dairy workers, mostly Spanish-speaking, have come down with conjunctivitis and flu-like symptoms that they fear to be bird flu, but their employers have given them nothing besides gloves for their protection. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:20:05 GMT /news/2024-08-27/with-only-gloves-to-protect-them-farmworkers-say-they-tend-sick-cows-amid-bird-flu Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health News Heat may have contributed to poultry workers contracting avian flu in Colorado /regional-news/2024-07-18/avian-flu-colorado-poultry-heat-workers It was over 100 degrees last week when 160 workers in Colorado were culling 1.8 million chickens with avian flu at a commercial egg-laying facility. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:09:43 GMT /regional-news/2024-07-18/avian-flu-colorado-poultry-heat-workers Rachel Cohen