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Wholesale prices fell in March with a decline in egg demand combined with a decline in new bird flu confirmations, the USDA said. Egg prices declining: Egg prices fell for the first time in months.
Six years after SARS, H1N1 gave us the first official flu pandemic in decades, prompting massive vaccine production, as well as inevitable comparisons to the 1918 pandemic, with the two strains ...
DAVIESS CO.-Young 4-H members interested in improving their swine showmanship skills are invited to attend a free clinic on Friday, June 14, at the Daviess County 4-H Fairgrounds. The event will ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is commonly called “bird flu.” This disease began in the mid-1990s in Asia and has subsequently spread to all parts of the globe from migratory birds.
Following a historic downturn in the swine industry in 2024, producers are feeling more optimistic about what 2025 will bring. So far, the first half of the year has been good to producers across ...
For the last few years, the Marine Mammal Center has been testing any patients with bird-flu-like symptoms, which include respiratory and neurological problems, for the virus. It has now expanded ...
A new study in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the African Swine Fever virus, currently circulating in Europe, is not the result of a recent ...
HealthDay News — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concerns among experts. The deal, ...
BUT HOW DOES THAT NUMBER COMPARE TO OTHER YEARS? THAT’S THE BIGGEST NUMBER IN 15 YEARS SINCE THE SWINE FLU, WHEN THERE WAS A LITTLE OVER 300 DEATHS. WE HAVEN’T HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT.