WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture said during her confirmation hearing Thursday that she has “a lot to learn” about highly pathogenic avian ...

Woodmansee says from a food safety standpoint there's no food safety concerns with eggs, poultry or dairy products. He also says there's very little risk to the general public for avian flu. To ...

Since February 8, 2022, 141.35 million birds have affected with Avian Influenza H5N1. The total number of flocks is 1,443 (662 commercial flocks and 781 backyard/hobby flocks). The disease has been ...

The risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza is as high as its ever been in Pennsylvania, State Veterinarian Dr. Alex Hamberg told poultry stakeholders on Jan. 23.

Every morning, the staff at Pine Ridge Acres stocks the farm store with 20 dozen eggs. They're gone within two hours. The ...

The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Michigan is seeing an increase in flu cases this year compared to last year. A local doctor said the spike can be part of a normal cycle, but weather can also play a role, ...

Mike Pentella, professor of epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and director of the State ...

A commercial duck flock in the state of New York is the latest instance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to be ...

Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

Since December, the Dept. of Agriculture has confirmed eight outbreaks in Michigan. On Jan. 6, the CDC reported the first human death from bird flu.

A national egg shortage has sent egg prices soaring and left grocery shelves bare. Outbreaks of bird flu, or avian influenza ...