US CDC Says Bird Flu Risk Low, but Asks States to Be Ready With Testing April 10, 2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low...
Lack of Immunity Raises Risk of Bird Flu Pandemic: EU Food Safety Agency April 4, 2024 By Sybille de La Hamaide The EU’s Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible...
Top US Egg Maker Idles Texas Plant After Bird Flu Outbreak April 3, 2024 By Gerson Freitas Jr. and Michael Hirtzer Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the biggest egg producer in the US, has culled roughly 3.6% of its flock after birds at...
American Contracts Bird Flu After Exposure to Virus Spreading in Cows April 2, 2024 By Michelle Fay Cortez A person in Texas contracted bird flu, most likely after being exposed to infected dairy cows, public health officials said,...
Avian Flu Is Devastating Farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ January 31, 2024 By Terry Chea Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government...
Bird Flu Strikes Turkey Farms in South Dakota and Utah, Prompting Fears of More Cases October 12, 2023 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting...
Wild Ducks Found Dead in Maine Test Positive for Bird Flu February 14, 2023 Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird...
Record UK Bird Flu Outbreak Wipes Out Half of Free-Range Turkeys December 2, 2022 A record bird flu outbreak in the UK has resulted in culling of almost half of the nation’s free-range turkeys...
Avian Flu Outbreak Wipes Out Record 50.5 Million Birds November 28, 2022 By Tom Polansek Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak...
UK Orders Poultry Farmers to Take Steps to Stop Spread of Bird Flu October 18, 2022 By Agnieszka de Sousa Britain has ordered farmers to enact measures to curb bird flu cases, as the virus spreads in other parts of...