Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Apr. 4, 2025 at 10:29 am CDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve its bird flu testing of milk, cheese and pet food due to massive staff cuts at the agency, according to an email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters

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.

By Glen Hallick

Mar. 27, 2025 at 10:21 am CDT

France said on Wednesday its poultry flocks will be allowed outdoors again after a lull in bird flu infections that the government attributed to a vaccination program.

By Reuters

Mar. 24, 2025 at 10:32 am CDT

Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fuelling fears of a pandemic.

By Nigel Hunt, Reuters

Mar. 17, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide