Nebraska's first reported case of West Nile virus for the 2025 season was detected in the East Central District Health ...

About 1.8 million more chickens must be killed in Nebraska to prevent the spread of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus, state officials said, as the U.S. sees its worst outbreak of the disease in ...

THE NUMBER OF BIRD FLU CASES AND CONCERNS GROW ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL SCHAMMERT. NEBRASKA HAS FIVE CASES. THE LAST FOUR REPORTED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE CASES ARE ...

So far, more than 60 cases of bird flu have been reported across the U.S. since April. In Nebraska, five cases appeared in poultry flocks, but none in humans or dairy cattle.

LINCOLN, Neb. (UNL) - Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his ...

The virus appears to be following a pattern similar to 2019. During 2020 and some other COVID-19 pandemic years, there were no real influenza peaks because people masked and distanced.

The flu virus is thought to spread mainly by droplets made when individuals cough, sneeze, or talk. Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap is not available, use an alcohol-based hand ...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said the state's 13th case of bird flu will result in the death of 1.8 million chickens at a farm in Dixon County. By Greg Wehner Fox News Published November ...

About 1.8 million more chickens must be killed in Nebraska to prevent the spread of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus, state officials said, as the U.S. sees its worst outbreak of the disease in ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already ...

Nebraska has reported its first pediatric flu-related death of the season, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Experts are actually a little more concerned the virus might mix with something like the seasonal flu and then become easier to spread, like we saw with the swine flu in 2008. The CDC says it is ...