Josué Lemus, Avian Flu Coordinator at the Epidemiology Department said boat tours and “visits to neighborhoods and colonies” to prevent influenza in domestic poultry were undertaken.

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...

Backyard Poultry Face Bird Flu Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and ...

Backyard Poultry Face Bird Flu Risk When Migrating Mallards Stop to Rest Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and ...

The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices. Its spread to mammals, including dairy cows in the ...

The Government of the Falkland Islands confirmed that on Thursday 10 October 2024 swabs that were taken from dead penguins at Volunteer Point, which returned a positive result for HPAI. Given the ...

(CNN) – The brand Savage Pet is recalling large and small chicken boxes over bird flu concerns. The boxes were distributed to retailers in California, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and ...

The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Lambton County, Ontario. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the ...

Bird flu refers to the disease caused when an animal or person is infected with avian flu Type A viruses, though it is typically spread between birds and not people. HPAI viruses related to the ...

In addition, swine (pigs) can be infected with some strains of avian influenza viruses. During poultry outbreaks, some avian influenza viral strains can pass from domestic poultry to humans, but this ...

In response to updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HNL Lab Medicine will begin subtyping all positive influenza A samples from hospitalized patients to detect ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry ...