Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Oct. 31, 2024 at 9:17 am CDT

Bird flu has been spreading fast among poultry in the European Union this season, raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to the deaths of tens of millions of poultry in the bloc and fears that it could spread to humans.

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide

Oct. 30, 2024 at 1:57 pm CDT

H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:53 pm CDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters

Oct. 23, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation's dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials, according to state and federal records seen by Reuters.

By Leah Douglas, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters

Oct. 22, 2024 at 2:51 pm CDT

British Columbia has three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among commercial poultry flocks in the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas.

By Geralyn Wichers