Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months because of the spread of avian flu across the UK, the BBC has learned. There have been 33 outbreaks of the virus on farms so far,
Fact Check: Bird flu does not only affect poultry and livestock
Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally not feasible, contrary to posts online that suggest only domesticated birds are being killed in order to manipulate U.
As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry, egg prices,
Bosnia Reports H5N1 Bird Flu on Poultry Farm, WOAH Says
Bosnia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, as a seasonal wave of the disease known as bird flu continues in Europe.
New bird flu variant found in dairy cattle. Can H5N1 be transmitted to humans?
The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly eye infections. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that a strain previously found only in wild birds has turned up in dairy herds in Nevada ‒ raising concerns that future human infections could be more serious.
Farmers protecting their flocks from bird flu
Biosecurity measures to protect against bird flu are in place at the entrance to Josh Burkholder’s The Egg Basket in Macedonia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Burkholder raises two
Multiple bird flu cases reported in southern Maine, officials say
The latest announcement from state officials comes more than two weeks after bird flu was found in a Canada goose that was admitted to the Center for Wildlife in Kennebunk.
A Second Type of H5N1 Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to Humans
H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy The
Where has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the ...
Bird flu housing order extended to more counties
An order which requires poultry and captive birds to be kept indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu has been extended to ...
WHO has only ‘limited information’ on bird flu spread in US
The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that it has only "limited information" about the spread of bird flu in the ...
Grocery stores limit egg purchases, thefts increase as bird flu spreads across US
Grocery stores and supermarkets have limited egg purchases, and some people have resorted to stealing in order to get their hands on eggs.
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the ...
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DNR: More than 300 dead birds across 5 Michigan counties suspected of having avian flu
Dead wild birds recently sampled across several Lower Peninsula counties are suspected to be positive for bird flu.
As bird flu spreads in cattle, some states still aren't part of US milk testing
Three of America’s top milk-producing states are not participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program designed ...
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Hundreds of dead wild birds found in Michigan as avian flu rips through flocks
More than 300 dead geese and other waterfowl have been discovered in five counties, and bird flu is likely to blame, ...
Is Trump Ready for Bird Flu?
Most of his health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.