What Is Bird Flu And How Does It Affect Food?
Bird flu has dominated the headlines lately, and many wonder what it is and how does it affect food. We delve into its history to answer these questions.
Bird Flu May Spread Through the Air, Study Finds
The highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus may be spreading through the air under certain conditions, according to a new study from the Czech Republic. Government veterinarians made the discovery while investigating a mysterious outbreak at a highly secured chicken farm last February.
Scientists test animals for bird flu
At Cornell University’s Wildlife Health Lab, scientists work with New York State to test and identify cases of bird flu among animals in Central New York. USDA data shows this strain of the virus has been detected in wild birds in all 50 states.
Bird flu found in Elkhart County
Poultry farms across the region will now undergo special testing after one area farm tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Culver Duck Farms confirmed on Wednesday that one of its barns tested positive on Tuesday.
Avian flu concerns: Should you stop feeding wild birds?
Many Mainers love their feathered friends, often welcoming wild birds to their backyards with birdseed and bird baths. But with avian flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), cases on the rise,
Keeping Bird Flu at Bay
While the disease has continued to kill wild birds, the outbreak at the Crescent Duck Farm has so far been the only case of the disease at a large bird farm in New York. And in th
East Tennessee farmers react to avian flu and its impact on the food industry
The avian flu has made a big impact on the food industry, causing restaurants like Waffle House to add an extra charge on all ...
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Indiana says bird flu the biggest animal health emergency in history
The virus, primarily spread by migratory birds, is making its way through both Indiana and Kentucky, raising concerns for ...
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New avian flu cases hit New York zoos killing at least 15 birds
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... in the New York metropolitan area. Seven cases of avian flu were detected during routine inspections in the Bronx ...
Sun Journal7d
How is avian influenza affecting wild birds in Maine?
The current outbreak of avian influenza has been making a lot of headlines ... herring gulls and great black-backed gulls in the history of the count: 1,055 American herring gulls and 78 great ...
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Pa. dairy industry declared free of bird flu, but poultry farms report new cases
While the dairy industry is cleared, avian flu has impacted poultry flocks in ... of the most devastating agriculture emergency in U.S. history.” Though Pennsylvania has not yet reported an ...
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Nevada dairy worker infected with new bird flu strain becomes state's first human case
The D1.1 variant is a strain of the H5N1 avian influenza that has previously only ... virus also hospitalized a 13-year-old girl with a history of mild asthma, according to the New England ...