Earlier this year, as I began to report on bird flu, an outbreak was raging across farms in Ohio and Indiana. Over 18 million hens — 5% of America’s egg-laying chickens — were ultimately culled in a ...

California’s first bird flu outbreaks of the 2025-26 winter season have hit close to home. The owner of Reichardt Duck Farm, which sits in the rolling hills between Petaluma and the Two Rock area, ...

Bird flu cases are increasing, and a new review suggests the virus might spread between people without causing symptoms. But with limited surveillance and major gaps in data and reporting, the scope ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed another outbreak of bird flu in a commercial poultry facility in Ottawa County. The outbreak, ...

DUBLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ireland on Wednesday imposed a mandatory country-wide housing order for poultry and captive birds, effective from November. 10, following the first outbreak of highly ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development has confirmed three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. All three of the new ...

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