Scientists continue to closely monitor a concentrated outbreak of avian influenza that is killing dozens of elephant seals on the San Francisco Bay Area coast. As of ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

Since 2022, avian influenza has affected around 200 million birds in over 2,100 flocks across the United States. Around 11.6 million Wisconsin birds have been infected in the ...

In response to these spillover events, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Kansas State University are investing $401,802 in a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) ...

Sudden drop in milk production, thickened milk, and cows under movement restrictions. Since 2024, American farmers have had bitter experiences with the feared bird flu (H5N1), which in several cases ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is killing black vultures at alarming rates across the southeastern United States, with a new University of Georgia study finding that more than four out of ...

Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian ...

KENT COUNTY, MI – Two commercial poultry flocks in Kent County have tested positive in March for bird flu. Authorities urged bird owners to continue to protect domestic flocks during wild birds’ ...

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