Category: Avian Influenza
Bird flu found in Wisconsin dairy herd for first time
WPR Dodge County farm is first in state to have a positive test in cows for the highly contagious disease. Officials said they have found bird flu in a Wisconsin dairy herd for the first time. Tests of cow’s milk from a Dodge County farm were positive for the highly contagious virus, officials with the […]
Dec 17, 2025
The quest to hatch a bird-flu vaccine
Nature Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention — and political obstacles to research could hamper progress. During the summer of 2023, fur farms in Finland that raise mink, foxes and raccoon dogs were hit by an outbreak of H5N1 […]
Dec 17, 2025
Fever-Proof Bird Flu Variant Could Fuel the Next Pandemic
Science Daily Bird flu viruses present a significant risk to humans because they can continue replicating at temperatures higher than a typical fever. Fever is one of the body’s main tools for slowing or stopping viral infections, yet research led by the universities of Cambridge and Glasgow shows that avian flu strains can keep multiplying […]
Dec 17, 2025
S. Korea reports 2 new bird flu cases at chicken farms in Chungcheong Province
Korea Herald South Korea reported two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at layer farms in its central region Wednesday, bringing the total to 14 cases since the cold season began. The H5N1 bird flu was detected at a farm in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, about 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and at […]
Dec 17, 2025
Wisconsin confirms first avian flu case in dairy cattle
Ag Daily This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported the first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy cattle herd in Wisconsin. Detections of avian influenza in dairy cattle have been limited this year, in contrast to 2024, when an outbreak that began in March spread nationwide […]
Dec 17, 2025
Pennsylvania: Avian flu suspected in deaths of hundreds of snow geese at Northampton County quarry
6 Action News Avian influenza is believed to be the cause of death for hundreds of snow geese discovered at a quarry in Northampton County, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Officials are working to safely remove the birds and conduct testing. The U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza began in January 2022 and […]
Dec 17, 2025
Is bird flu the next pandemic? The science so far
Nature Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has been recorded around the world — in poultry, in wild birds and in mammals, including humans. So, should we be worried about a potential new pandemic? And what can we do about it? This animation looks at what science says so far.
Dec 17, 2025
Missouri: Birds are dying around KC from fast-spreading strain of avian flu. What to know
Kansas City Birds have been getting sick and dying in the Kansas City metro due to a rapidly-spreading strain of avian influenza, according to biologists and veterinarians. The highly pathogenic Eurasian H5N1 strain of bird flu began causing problems for North American poultry and wild birds in February 2022. The outbreak continues to have an […]
Dec 17, 2025
Can bird flu infect dairy animals beyond cows? ISU research seeks answer
Des Moines Register When the current outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in dairy cattle in March 2024, a group of researchers at Iowa State University started to ask questions. “If this virus can show up in cow milk, can it show up in other types of milk?” Todd Bell, a professor of […]
Dec 10, 2025
Dead vultures in Rocky Mount mark 14th bird flu case in Virginia since July
WDBJ Fifteen vultures were found dead in a creek last week in the area of Franklin and Dent Street. Based on results from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, the black Vultures tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu. Alexandra Lombard with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources says the H5 strain they tested positive for was introduced […]
Dec 10, 2025