Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Bird flu dairy cow outbreak widens in Ohio, Kansas, New Mexico

Apr. 4, 2024 at 4:38 pm CDT

Bird flu has infected a dairy herd in Ohio for the first time and was detected in additional herds in Kansas and New Mexico, according to the U.S. government, expanding an outbreak in cows that has raised concerns about possible risks to humans.

Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health body says

Apr. 4, 2024 at 9:22 am CDT

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate

Apr. 3, 2024 at 1:25 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Cal-Maine Foods halts egg production at Texas facility after detecting bird flu

Apr. 2, 2024 at 2:21 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff

Apr. 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

Avian influenza detected in person exposed to dairy cattle

Apr. 1, 2024 at 3:13 pm CDT

A human case of avian influenza has been confirmed in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus, Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

By Geralyn Wichers Reuters

Dairy bird flu cases creep closer to Canada

Apr. 1, 2024 at 10:49 am CDT

Idaho has become the newest U.S. states to identify highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy cattle operation, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (IDSA) confirmed March 30.

By Jeff Melchior

Disease affecting U.S. dairy cows re-identified as bird flu

Mar. 26, 2024 at 10:18 am CDT

A wild waterfowl-borne disease creating milk production problems in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico dairy herds has been identified as a strain of bird flu, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.

By Jeff Melchior

US detects avian flu in milk, says dairy supplies are safe

Mar. 25, 2024 at 5:35 pm CDT

Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation's milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.