The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 ...

We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...

In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...

The 114 commercial outbreaks in South Dakota have led to the death or intentional killing of more than 6 million turkeys, ...

If you own poultry or pay attention to the price of eggs, you’re probably aware of highly pathogenic avian influenza or ...

Backyard Poultry Face Bird Flu Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and ...

If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, Reuters reported, citing ...

A new genotype of avian influenza, D1.1, emerged in wild migratory birds in September 2024 and subsequently spread to domestic poultry. This new variant has had severe consequences: The bird flu ...

In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...

LONDON — The United Kingdom reported the first confirmed case of avian influenza found in sheep, announced the country’s ...