Insights and Stories on High Path Avian Influenza

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

Apr. 10, 2024 at 2:22 pm CDT

Markets have seen cattle futures (mainly live and fed) decline in recent weeks as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain made its way into dairy herds in six states to date. The good news, said a cattle auction leader and market expert, is that cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

U.S. cattle vets rename bovine bird-flu

Apr. 9, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

USDA sheds new light on bird flu dairy herd infections

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:14 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Explainer: Avian flu in dairy cows warrants close attention

Apr. 5, 2024 at 2:36 pm CDT

By John Campbell

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

Apr. 4, 2024 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

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

Apr. 4, 2024 at 9:22 am CDT

The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the virus, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

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

Apr. 3, 2024 at 1:25 pm CDT

Migratory waterfowl are to blame for widening avian-flu outbreaks in Texas cows and poultry, and wild birds carrying the virus should be heading north soon, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.

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

American egg producer Cal-Maine Foods has temporarily halted production at its Texas facility after detecting avian influenza, which has led to the culling of about 1.6 million laying hens, the company said today.

By 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.