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Officials say there have been stomach bug cases at an evacuation center in Pasadena. They say it’s not surprising given norovirus cases spiking in the area.
A patient who’d been hospitalized after becoming infected with H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana has died.
The Central Valley is home to many of California’s most vulnerable groups to bird flu: agricultural workers. It’s also where wastewater surveillance of the virus is the weakest.
San Bernardino resident Joseph Journell says he lost two beloved cats after they drank raw milk contaminated with bird flu and is threatening to sue Raw Farm owner Mark McAfee.
L.A. County public health officials are reupping their warning to pet owners: Do not feed pets raw food. More cats have been sickened from eating H5N1-infected food.
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a Canadian teenager shows ‘worrisome’ mutations, new studies reveal.
Valley fever is caused by inhaling spores of coccidioides, a fungal pathogen that thrives in the drier and dustier regions of the state.
Oregon cat dies after eating raw pet food tainted with H5N1 bird flu virus. L.A. County officials urge pet owners to avoid raw meat and raw pet food brands.
As friends and family visit, so too do their viruses. What’s trending and where? And how can you protect yourself? The Times speaks with Peter Chin-Hong, a UCSF infectious disease doctor.
When, where and how the H5N1 bird flu virus may evolve and its capacity to spark a pandemic is hard to predict — in part, some researchers say, because of federal restrictions on gain-of-function research.
