A recent study has confirmed that the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle began with just one wild bird infection. This event, traced back to Texas in 2023, led to undetected ...

A Washington state wildlife sanctuary is reeling after losing 20 big cats to bird flu in just weeks. The Wild Felid Advocacy ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses were found in 38 people in CA from Sept. 30 to Dec. 24, 2024, including the first pediatric case in the US.

The Philippines has only two active cases of avian influenza (AI), the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said Thursday. BAI ...

Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential ...

The beloved peacocks of the Tulsa Zoo are back to roaming freely after a precautionary relocation due to avian influenza.

Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...

Rice / California Agriculture Every winter, millions of migratory birds fly south to warmer locales, passing over California Central Valley dairies and poultry farms. Many of these wild waterfowl are ...

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard chicken flock in Stutsman County from the North Dakota ...

Public health officials in at least one state are now offering money as an incentive to encourage people to get screened or ...

Emerging infectious diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, African swine fever, and foot-and-mouth disease pose significant challenges to the ...

Brown pelicans – easily recognized by their large size, massive bill and brownish plumage – breed in Southern California and ...