Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Dec. 23, 2024 at 2:15 pm CST

Canadian milk continues to test negative for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.

By Geralyn Wichers

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:38 am CST

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.

By Reuters

Dec. 12, 2024 at 11:55 am CST

While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Dec. 6, 2024 at 11:35 am CST

The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters

Dec. 2, 2024 at 3:52 pm CST

New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.

By Renju Jose, Reuters