Category: Avian Influenza
34,800 turkeys were in Utah flock hit by avian flu
Watt Poultry A commercial meat turkey flock in Sanpete County, Utah, that was struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) included 34,800 birds, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Earlier this week, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food reported that the presence of HPAI had been confirmed in […]
Oct 1, 2025
Los Angeles: H5 Bird Flu in domestic cat – linked to raw pet food
Los Angeles Dept of Public Health Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) aka H5 bird flu, has again beenconfirmed in a local cat. This is the first reported case in a cat since the cluster (9confirmed and 10 suspected cases) that were infected via raw milk, raw pet food,and raw meat in December 2024–January 2025.
Sep 30, 2025
Four more H9N2 avian flu cases confirmed in China
CIDRAP Officials have confirmed four more H9N2 avian flu cases involving boys from different provinces on mainland China, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The patients had illness onsets in late July and August. According to the CHP, the patients include a 1-year-old, two 2-year-olds, and a 6-year-old, and all patients are male. Mainland […]
Sep 24, 2025
Bird flu prompts slaughter of thousands of South Dakota turkeys
Dakota News More than 400,000 turkeys in South Dakota flocks have been killed in the last month due to the bird flu, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bird flu was noted in eight commercial flocks and one backyard flock, resulting in the death of 419,540 turkeys. The flocks were in five East […]
Sep 24, 2025
Officials suspect avian flu after dead vultures are found in Maryland
Washington Post Dead vultures found in Charles County preliminarily tested positive for bird flu last week, prompting county officials to warn the public not to handle dead or sick birds. Charles County Emergency Services received a 911 call that two dead vultures were behind a shopping center in La Plata on Wednesday, officials said. The […]
Sep 17, 2025
Nebraska confirms first case of bird flu in dairy cattle herd
Reuters Nebraska confirmed its first case of bird flu in a dairy cattle herd, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, showing the virus continues to spread in livestock after an outbreak began last year. Dairy cattle in 17 states have been confirmed to be infected since the start of the outbreak in March 2024, though […]
Sep 17, 2025
H1N1 Flu Pandemic of 2009 May Be Protecting Against Bird Flu
JAMA New animal research suggests that the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009 may have provided the public some protection against illness during the ongoing bird flu outbreak, which has affected wild birds, poultry, dairy cattle, and other mammals. Between March 2024 and July 2025, there have been 70 confirmed bird flu cases among people in the US and 1 death. But most […]
Sep 10, 2025
Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals
NYT If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered. Wildlife veterinarians have begun testing bird flu vaccines in marine mammals, which have suffered enormous losses in the ongoing global outbreak. The first trial, which began in July, is tiny, enrolling just six northern elephant seals that were already […]
Sep 10, 2025
Lessons from HPAI in dairy cattle: Preparing for the next disease outbreak
Ohio Country Journal In 2017, as I was preparing for the board exam for the College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, I spent long days buried in textbooks and long evenings in small-group discussions about hypothetical disease outbreaks. These tabletop scenarios covered everything from foot-and-mouth disease to zoonotic threats, and one in particular still sticks with […]
Sep 3, 2025
Avian flu found in North Dakota, South Dakota turkeys
North Dakota Monitor Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota, the first cases in commercial flocks in the United States since early July. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Aug. 28 confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Faulk County in northeast […]
Sep 3, 2025