After the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon was confirmed on Friday, health officials are ...

Colleagues, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. Or, for a true reality check, just scan the Department of ...

So far, 46 people have tested positive for H5N1 in the US in 2024, but the lack of widespread testing among farm workers has made many infectious disease experts worried the actual number of cases ...

USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.

The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...

The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.

USDA recently confirmed the first case of H5N1 bird flu in a pig. Dr. Megan Niederwerder, executive director of the Swine ...

The new strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus, discovered by a dairy worker on a farm in Texas, is said to be deadly to ...

The farm has been placed under quarantine to contain bird flu spread to others. Experts warn that pigs, known as "mixing vessels" for flu strains, could pose new risks if the virus adapts for ...

USDA announced it would begin testing bulk raw milk for avian flu in a national effort to slow ... the milk is safe, the beef is safe, the pork is safe,” Vilsack said Thursday.

At least one pig has picked up bird flu amid an outbreak in poultry on a backyard farm in central Oregon. While the infection appears limited to one farm so far, the discovery has raised new alarm ...

A pig infected with bird flu in Oregon has raised concerns about the virus’s potential to threaten humans, but the current ...