Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

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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.

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

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

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

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Brazil chicken exports tick down in May after bird flu outbreak

May. 27, 2025 at 10:15 am CDT

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

Brazil hopes to be officially free of bird flu in 28 days

May. 22, 2025 at 9:42 am CDT

Brazil began a 28-day bird flu observation period on Thursday which it hopes will show the country's chicken farms are free of the disease after local authorities said a farm where its first outbreak was detected had been fully disinfected.

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

Brazil chicken exporters brace for cargo rejections amid bird flu outbreak

May. 20, 2025 at 4:18 pm CDT

Countries, including China, will not accept chicken consignments in transit from Brazil following confirmation of the country's first bird flu outbreak, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA, which represents large food processors, said on Tuesday.

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans

May. 16, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers.

By Ana Mano Isabel Teles Reuters roberto-samora

Staff exodus at U.S. farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May. 12, 2025 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago/Washington | Reuters – Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration’s push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The […]

By Leah Douglas Tom Polansek

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