Late that year, highly pathogenic avian influenza reached North America. The impact was immediate and devastating. In 2022, the number of occupied nests plunged 50 percent.

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

WASHINGTON — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.

america's first bird flu death reported in louisiana According to the site, there are 339 confirmed positive cases of HPAI since Jan. 1, 2025, in North Carolina, with one new confirmed case as of ...

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. Watch Now . ... the first case of the virus in North America.

The avian flu has now reached four African countries. March 13, 2006 – The avian flu is confirmed by officials in Myanmar. ... the first case of the virus in North America.

Following a year of presumed absence, highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] is sweeping through Iowa waterfowl populations. This time, the outbreak is occurring due to a new and lethal [D1.1 ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know ...

The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals, including mammals like dairy cows and humans. Symptoms can be mild to ...

Initially identified in China in 1996, the first major outbreak of H5 family avian flu occurred in North America in 2014-2015. This 2014 outbreak was caused by the H5N8 strain, a close relative of ...