Egg farmer blames feds for not allowing avian flu vaccinations, leading to chicken deaths and high egg prices.

Monitoring animal health and disease outbreaks helps save lives, prevent economic losses and stop the spread of diseases—whether they are epidemics (disease spread in a specific geographic region) or ...

New Zealand is one the last places in the world where H5N1 has not yet been detected.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific ...

Throughout human history, zoonotic diseases, illnesses that jump from animals to humans, have shaped civilizations, triggered ...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

H5N1 bird flu is capable of spreading through the air, a new animal study from the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has ...

Most cases of human bird flu infections are due to contact with infected poultry or surfaces that are contaminated with ...

The study found that the bird flu virus can survive more than seven days in raw milk stored in the refrigerator.

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

California was a hot spot for human bird flu cases, with 38 infections confirmed ... “So less virus means less transmission,” Hopkins said. “They are positive factors for right now, and ...

Avian flu’s implications for animal agriculture, the human food chain and international trade took center stage at an industry forum hosted by NC State University’s Food Animal Initiative (FAI).