The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory on Friday confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

A case of 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. Pigs represent a ...

The first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a backyard flock of geese and chickens in Jackson County, Oregon. This follows a series of bird flu cases detected ...

The state has been the first to report a new spike in detections as geese and other migratory waterfowl return for the winter. The current strain, H5N1, is from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

otherwise known as bird flu, is a highly contagious viral disease, caused by the influence type A virus (H5N1). It mostly affects wild waterfowl such as ducks and geese but has the potential to ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — An epidemiological study found that 56 percent of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in ...

Oregon officials have noted an increase in birds infected with bird flu. Oregon Department of Agriculture officials said cases are on the rise, especially among cackling geese in the Willamette ...

Oregon health officials said three people traveled to the state from Washington while they were infected with avian influenza ... especially among cackling geese in the Willamette Valley.

A rescue charity said it raised the alarm after being called out to recover more than 40 dead birds, mainly swans and geese ... likely to have been due to avian flu. The Animal and Plant Health ...

Bird flu is a fatal viral disease that can affect both wild and domestic birds, including chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Cases usually peak in winter due to the migration of wild birds into ...