NACCHO selects 5 local health departments as mentors and 11 as mentees for the 2025 Wastewater Monitoring Mentorship Program.

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West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes for the first time this year in the Bay State, according to the Department of Public Health. The confirmed virus in a mosquito sample collected last ...

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But avian flu isn’t just a crisis for birds – it has already jumped into multiple species, including humans. Leading virologists are sounding the alarm over the potential for a human pandemic.

Other reported infections in mammals include a fox in North Dakota, a bobcat in Washington state, a mountain lion in Wisconsin, and a harbor seal in Massachusetts. Several cases of avian flu also ...

Egg producers, especially smaller, family-owned farms, are also anxious. Should one of their hens test positive for the H5N1 virus that causes avian flu, their whole flock would have to be killed ...

Avian flu is becoming an increasing concern at zoos across the country. Recently, it was revealed a seal at a zoo in Massachusetts died of it.

Avian flu is being blamed for the sudden death of a beloved seal at a Massachusetts zoo last week. Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, was a resident of the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford.

Since the H5N1 strain of the bird flu began spreading in the U.S. in 2022, about 148 million birds on poultry farms have been euthanized to prevent additional infections, which has caused egg ...