If you’ve been to the store recently and feel like you’re spending more money on eggs than in the past, you are not alone. A recent outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, has disrupted egg production in the United States.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed more H5N1 avian flu detections in poultry from four states, including several in hard-hit Ohio.
In line with Trump's executive order to end all collaboration with the WHO, the CDC has been instructed to end all communications and work with the international public health agency.
Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of infections.
U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said in a report to Paris-based WOAH, adding that the almost 119,000 birds on the
Commercial duck flock in California has tested positive for two strains of avian influenza. On November 23, 2024, two HPAI viruses were identified in samples from a farm rearing meat ducks in Merced County in California. Increased mortality was observed at the premises, leading the state veterinary authority to quarantine the farm.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to know and how to stay safe.
A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health confirmed over the weekend the detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, at a commercial egg layer in Jackson County.
As dead and sick birds presumed to have avian influenza continue to appear in Delaware, DNREC officials announced a collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase collectio
State and federal agriculture officials are working to prevent the spread of highly contagious bird flu from a Lehigh County poultry farm where the virus has been found in a commercial chicken flock for the first time in nearly a year.