Health officials have confirmed the presence of H5N1 (bird flu) in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo County. The county said that while there are no current human cases of bird flu, this detection of the disease highlights the risk to “anyone who handles,

The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity measures.

First discovered: 4:03 p.m. Jan. 29 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:03 p.m. in San Mateo County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.