At the same time, USDA set up a program that reimburses farmers to purchase PPE for their workers, and both USDA and the CDC have deployed more than 100 federal workers into the field to support the response. And, we have invested $5 million in a campaign ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production,
A report from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found sanitary noncompliance contributed to a multistate listeria outbreak last year.
U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
The first bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry operation in Georgia was recently confirmed, as human cases continue to climb nationwide.
Georgia has suspended all poultry activities after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation, officials said Friday.
A listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility in Virginia, which left 10 people dead and dozens hospitalized in multiple states in the U.S. in 2024, was caused by poor sanitation.
Michigan expert explains risks and research efforts as bird flu resurges, affecting poultry and cattle statewide.
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.
A new government report shows unsanitary conditions at a Boar’s Head plan in Virginia as part of an ongoing investigation after a listeria outbreak linked to the company last summer.
Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.