Now that avian flu is in local wild birds, there may be more birds that farmers need to be aware of. The way H5N1 may get into a poultry house is probably changing, and so farmers are having to ...

Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...

Rozita Dara receives funding from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Alliance Tier I, funding and the University of Guelph's Food from Thought. University of Guelph provides ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago ...

The good news is that people can take basic measures to slow down the evolution of H5N1 and potentially reduce the lethality of avian influenza should it ever become a common human infection.

Fears about avian influenza have moved faster than pasture-raised hens in search of the juiciest worms. The outbreak has been blamed for high egg prices and supply shortages while also raising ...

The viruses that cause seasonal flu and bird flu are distinct but still closely related. Understanding their similarities and differences can help people protect themselves and their loved ones.

Avian flu spreads rapidly among domesticated birds with weaker immunity and can mutate to become especially deadly. If these strains return from livestock to the wild, birds such as this year's bird ...

Few crises illustrate this more starkly than highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a relentless virus that is spreading across borders, devastating poultry farms, and raising urgent questions ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 was confirmed in dairy cattle in March 2024, marking the first known cross-species transmission of this virus to cattle.

Or sign-in if you have an account. There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than ...

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