US FLOCK DEVASTATED Bird flu has swept through the U.S. poultry industry since 2022, killing around 170 million chickens, turkeys and other birds, while severely affecting production of meat and eggs.

An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, prompted countries to implement trade restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus after a first case was ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

A case of avian influenza was identified at a live bird market in Essex County on Friday, according to an announcement from Gov. Phil Murphy‘s office. About 123 chickens are being euthanized as ...

Bird flu has also infected nearly 70 people in the U.S., with one death, since 2024. Most of those infections have been among farmworkers exposed to infected poultry or cows.

The detection of bird flu in a single poultry farm in southern Brazil is reverberating around the world, cutting supplies to voracious consumers from China to Europe. Shipments to top destinations ...

But with avian flu striking birds around the country, experts are advising chicken lovers like Livermore to take precautions and to keep their backyard flocks (and any other flocks) off their ...

If you identify any of these symptoms among your backyard flock, do not touch the bird (s). Immediately call the Oregon State Veterinarian at 503-986-4711, or email AnimalHealth@oda.oregon.gov.

Hickman's Family Farms lost 95% of its Arizona hen population, about 6 million birds, because of avian flu. The company expects layoffs and the end of its inmate labor program but its CEO doesn't ...

(Reuters) -An outbreak of bird flu in Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, has prompted countries to implement trade restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus after ...

May 21, 2025, at 10:42 a.m. ... Reuters FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and a piece of paper in the colours of the Brazilian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January ...