Bird fluwas detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officialsannouncedon Friday.The positive case of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Elbert County. It was confirmed by the Georgia Department...
Bird fluwas detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officialsannouncedon Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Elbert County. It was confirmed by the Georgia Departmen...
Trump administration tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response Race to sell chickens after NYC poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu The Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Management sent its State Agricultural Response Teams on Friday to the site to “condu...
WHAT IS BIRD FLU? Some flu viruses mainly affect people, but others chiefly occur in animals. Avian viruses spread naturally in wild aquatic birds like ducks and geese, and then to chickens and other domesticated poultry. The bird flu virus drawing attention today — Type A H5N1 — was first...
In chickens, bird flu may involve: Signs ofdepressionin egg-laying chickens Ruffled feathers Being quieter than normal Purple or dry combs If you suspect a bird or other animal is infected with bird flu, don't touch the bird, theirpoop, or any water source that may have come into contact...
More than 100 million U.S. chickens, turkeys and other birds have been eliminated by the virus since the nation’s outbreak began in 2022. —Tom Polansek, Reuters
DES MOINES, Iowa - A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general pub...
Flying isn’t Their Strong Suit: Despite being winged birds, chickens are not known for their flying prowess. They can only “fly” short distances and usually only do so when threatened. One big bird: The largest chicken in the world weighs in at 16.5 pounds and is as tall as a toddle...
In 2022, an outbreak in the U.S. killed more than 50 million chickens, not including many more million that were killed (culled) by farmers to prevent spread. There have been two human avian influenza documented in the U.S. Both cases had extensive exposure to infected mammals and the sp...
The saga at the farm began last week, when a handful of chickens started dying without any symptoms at Kakadoodle Farms in Matteson. As Andrew Ramos reports, investigators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture determined bird flu was to blame.Jan 23, 2025 ...