Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild ...

The United States and Canada have lifted embargoes on certain French poultry imports imposed after Paris decided to vaccinate ...

Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said his department activated its emergency operations center on Thursday ...

Only this weekend, the water was surrounded with dozens of dead birds believed to have contracted the avian flu that is ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in ...

Two geese found dead on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus have tested positive for avian influenza, the ...

As bird flu swept through Europe in 2023, the U.S. enacted import bans. In October 2023, France became the first major ...

HPAI can spread quickly between birds, including birds that do not have signs of the disease, according to reports.

Bird flu "very rarely" infects humans, but people are advised not to touch sick or dead birds. Cats are "highly susceptible" ...

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has started recommending Iowa physicians consider screening for avian influenza when treating patients. Clinicians are advised to consider avian ...

The national spread of the disease has alarmed public health officials, who remain concerned it could spread to humans on a large scale.