Since February 8, 2022, 141.35 million birds have affected with Avian Influenza H5N1. The total number of flocks is 1,443 (662 commercial flocks and 781 backyard/hobby flocks). The disease has been ...

Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva peninsula, and regional officials are collaborating on a unified response ...

Health authorities need to be concerned about bird flu, but the risk to the public is low. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges ...

The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.

A farm in the Long Island area of New York has been forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak.

Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

Factory farms create the ideal breeding grounds for infectious diseases like bird flu. The vast majority of U.S. broiler chickens (78%) and U.S. egg laying hens (75%) are raised on factory farms, ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.

Perdue Farms will incorporate the NestBorn approach of hatching day-old chicks in broiler barns following successful tests of the technology in 2023. “In our mission to responsibly raise animals for ...

The Suffolk County health department announced that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in a commercial ...

Egg prices are rising as bird flu kills millions of birds across the United States. In Kansas, agriculture officials say the state is in good shape.