Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Apr. 24, 2024 at 9:59 am CDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe.

By Jasper Ward, Manas Mishra, Reuters

Apr. 19, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

University of Montreal faculty member Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillaincourt said there are several reasons why dairy farms are more likely bovine hosts.

By Stew Slater

Apr. 18, 2024 at 11:51 am CDT

Domestic birds that live in and around barns have been confirmed as the avian hosts of an outbreak on dairy farms in the United States of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

By Stew Slater

Apr. 11, 2024 at 9:17 am CDT

Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain the spread of bird flu: banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles coming onto their land.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

Apr. 10, 2024 at 2:34 pm CDT

Several U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds.

By Jeff Melchior