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Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...
The Department of Agriculture is considering a plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time, including ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...
The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC.
Bird flu was recently detected at a poultry farm in Maricopa County. This marks the third time bird flu has been detected in Arizona this year.
The Brazilian government confirmed a case of bird flu at a zoo in its capital after two birds were found dead there last week. Brazil, the world's top exporter of chicken meat, has suspended its ...
The bird flu virus can remain infectious in raw milk for over a day at room temperature and more than a week when refrigerated, according to a new, non-peer-reviewed research from a group of UK ...
In late 2023, bird flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died.
Soaring egg prices and concerns about bird flu spreading from wild birds and cattle to humans were top of mind for many Americans at the beginning of 2025. The topic recently made its way back ...
H5N1, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, continues to be a concern in Pitkin County despite not yet having any human-confirmed cases. “I always have concerns about novel flu strains, and H5N1 ...
PHOENIX — A fourth poultry farm in Maricopa County tested positive for bird flu, officials announced Friday afternoon. The name of the facility was not released, and the detection was caught ...