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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Sept. 10 announced Minnesota's avian influenza A virus, or H5N1, status is now ...
Specific data about H5N1 outbreaks on farms has generally been deemed confidential by state and federal officials.
Recent cases of avian flu have been confirmed in commercial poultry in Sturgeon, Beaver, Strathcona and Minburn counties.
The USDA confirmed H5N1 avian flu in a Nebraska dairy herd, the state’s first case. Officials assured milk supply safety, while urging farms to boost biosecurity as investigations continue.
Nebraska is now the 18th state where highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in dairy cattle since it was first identified in the animals in March 2024.
Bird flu cases have been confirmed in more than 1,000 herds nationwide since the virus was first found in dairy cows in March ...
The CDC experts said overall the studies show that influenza A may infect mammals through nonrespiratory routes. Though ...
Norway has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, on a farm in the north of the country ...
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Veterinary Services Laboratories have confirmed their first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy cattle herd in ...
The National Zoological Park reported no new bird deaths due to Avian Influenza Virus since September 1. Recent tests confirmed the absence of the H5N1 virus in deceased birds. No mammals have ...
Health experts say that humans are at low risk of transmission; however in January, a Louisiana man became the first person in the United States to die of avian influenza, after he had been in contact ...
Deborah Thomson, DVM, discusses how One Health education connects environmental health, animal welfare, and human safety, especially regarding bird flu transmission.