Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

Bird Flu Update: Mass layoffs hit U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Apr. 3, 2025 at 3:01 pm CDT

The reporting of avian influenza in the United States could become more difficult as a good many staff who were following the outbreak were fired by the Trump administration, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

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

France hails bird flu vaccination as poultry let back outdoors

Mar. 27, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

By Reuters

UK detects first case of bird flu in a sheep, stoking fears of spread

Mar. 24, 2025 at 10:32 am CDT

By Nigel Hunt Reuters

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

US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says

Feb. 26, 2025 at 11:10 am CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters

How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing

Feb. 21, 2025 at 1:08 pm CST

The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.

By Leah Douglas Reuters Tom Polansek

Federal government stocks up on human bird flu vaccine

Feb. 19, 2025 at 3:39 pm CST

The Canadian government has secured 500,000 doses of a human vaccine against avian influenza as part of a contingency plan to protect those at most risk for the disease.

By Geralyn Wichers

Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions

Feb. 19, 2025 at 9:41 am CST

Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted supply, sent prices soaring and led to talks with other producers, a leading sector official said on Wednesday.

By Ceyda Caglayan Reuters

Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:43 am CST

Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday.

By Reuters

US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say

Feb. 14, 2025 at 9:59 am CST

The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health experts, 11 sources told Reuters.

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters