Category: Avian Influenza
Denmark to cull 150,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
Reuters Denmark will cull 150,000 chickens after detecting an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in a flock in the southeastern part of the country’s Jutland peninsula, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said on Wednesday. The agency said in a statement the outbreak is the first in a Danish poultry flock […]
Oct 8, 2025
New bird flu outbreaks reported in poultry across 3 midwestern states
DVM 360 With Nebraska seeing its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle last month, state officials in 3 midwestern states have now reported new outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry on commercial farms. The cases were detected in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and are not the first for any of these states. […]
Oct 8, 2025
Netherlands to cull 71,000 chickens after bird flu case
The Poultry Site The Netherlands will cull around 71,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the northern part of the country following the detection of bird flu, Reuters reported, citing a government statement on Tuesday. This marks the first outbreak of bird flu in the Netherlands since March of this year. The government has so far […]
Oct 8, 2025
Bird flu persists in raw milk cheese, study demonstrates
Medical Express Raw milk cheese products contained infectious avian influenza virus when made with contaminated raw milk, creating potential health risks for consumers, according to a new study. The study is published in Nature Medicine. “In this study, we were specifically looking at the stability or persistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in raw milk cheese products,” said senior author Diego Diel, professor […]
Oct 8, 2025
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