Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

Bird flu virus could be airborne: study

Aug. 7, 2025 at 6:13 pm CDT

A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.

Supporters set up camp at the Universal Ostrich Farms property in Edgewood, B.C., on Saturday, May 17, 2024. Hundreds of supporters flocked to the farm over the Victoria long weekend to protest the Canadian Food Inspection AgencyâÃÃ´s order to cull 400 ostriches.

U.S. billionaire supports embattled B.C. ostrich farm

Jul. 31, 2025 at 11:23 am CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Report details economic losses due to bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle

Jul. 23, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

High-resolution image of curious free-range chickens looking directly into the camera, shot in wide-angle on green grass under a blue sky

US CDC ends emergency bird flu response as infections decline

Jul. 8, 2025 at 10:13 am CDT

By Reuters

A man cleans a tractor at a sanitary barrier, after Brazil confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on Friday, triggering protocols for a country-wide trade ban from top buyer China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers, in Montenegro, Brazil

Brazil poised to declare itself bird flu ‘free,’ state official says

Jun. 18, 2025 at 10:10 am CDT

By Ana Mano Debora Ely Reuters roberto-samora

Supporters of Universal Ostrich Farms stand near ostriches at the farm's property in Edgewood, B.C., on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Embattled B.C. ostriches a human health risk says epidemiologist

Jun. 11, 2025 at 5:57 pm CDT

An embattled British Columbia ostrich flock remains a significant risk to human health, an epidemiologist says.

By Jonah Grignon

A woman working inside a broiler chicken farm with numerous chicks on the ground, and automated waterers and feeders installed on the floor.

China issues countrywide ban on Brazilian poultry imports

May. 30, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

China has issued a ban on all imports of poultry and related products from Brazil over an avian influenza outbreak, two weeks after suspending import applications from the country's poultry farms.

By Reuters

Close up of a syringe veterinarin is holding to vaccinate a cow in a barn.

Changing spread, prevalence of animal diseases causes new challenges for food, agriculture

May. 28, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

Animal health is a critical component of public health, food security and economic stability in an increasingly interconnected world, says the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in its inaugural report.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Brazil chicken exports tick down in May after bird flu outbreak

May. 27, 2025 at 10:15 am CDT

Chicken meat exports from Brazil have fallen slightly year-on-year in May, trade data from the government showed on Monday, after the country logged a case of bird flu on a commercial farm.

By Reuters roberto-samora

Global animal health body says vaccines needed to protect humans, trade from bird flu

May. 23, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

Vaccinating more animals against bird flu could help protect public health and keep global trade flowing said the head of the World Organization for Animal Health.

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

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