Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

Two people look over a wire fence at an ostrich.

B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm

Oct. 2, 2025 at 2:36 pm CDT

One of the owners of Universal Ostrich near Edgewood, B.C. condemned the alleged assault and arson against one of the farm’s neighbours said to have been committed by a protestor. The farm is in a legal battle with federal authorities over a cull order of the farm’s ostriches, which contracted avian influenza.

B.C. ostrich flock cull paused amid U.S. push to save them

Sep. 24, 2025 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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.

Universal Ostrich Farm loses CFIA cull appeal

Aug. 22, 2025 at 11:49 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

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

By Adam Peleshaty

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

Report from Cornell University researchers details how much it costs to have a dairy cow infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, owing to a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.

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

Brazil is ready to declare the country free of the bird flu virus on commercial flocks, Edivilson Brum, the head of Rio Grande do Sul state’s agriculture department, said on Wednesday in a statement.

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

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Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm

B.C. ostrich flock cull paused amid U.S. push to save them

Universal Ostrich Farm loses CFIA cull appeal

Bird flu virus could be airborne: study

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

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

US CDC ends emergency bird flu response as infections decline

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

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

China issues countrywide ban on Brazilian poultry imports

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