Avian influenza — which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk — has ...

Knowable Magazine answers questions about how dangerous bird flu is, where it came from, and what key events paved the way for the current outbreak.

Despite its reputation as the Peach State, poultry rules the roost in Georgia. It’s the most valuable segment of the state’s agriculture sector and is worth an estimated $6.7 billion, according to a ...

Farmers in Georgia’s northeastern corner woke up on Jan. 15 to discover that birds in their flock of 45,000 chickens were ill and dying. Within 24 hours, the state’s veterinary laboratory ...

By now, most people have noticed the extra cash spent at the grocery store. Egg and chicken prices have been steadily rising ...

But this avian flu virus — with the mundane-sounding subtype of 2.3. ... Towards the end of 2023 H5N1 was found on the ...

The Kaduna State Government has assured the public that it is working round the clock with stakeholders to swiftly contain and control the Avian Influenza outbreak in the state. In a statement ...

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus could mutate and ...

Avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in a sheep in England for the first time, prompting the implementation of strict biosecurity measures. Authorities emphasize the low risk to livestock and ...

The case was identified during a routine inspection of the premises after an outbreak of avian flu among captive birds and marks the first time the H5N1 strain has been detected in an English sheep.

A sheep in Yorkshire has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza on a property that also held captive birds, making it the first sheep in the UK to test positive for the virus. The sheep was ...