Poultry flocks across the world, including in the United States and Canada, have been annihilated by fast-moving, über-deadly avian influenza virus known as Avian Influenza or bird flu since 2015. The influenza virus has continued to be active througho
Like humans, birds have naturally occurring influenza (flu) viruses. There are many types of avian flu viruses that are carried by wild birds throughout the world, but these viruses do not usually cause disease in these birds. “Bird flu” is a non-scientific term that refers to a specific...
The NFU has pulled together everything you need to know about avian influenza (bird flu) into once space. Get the latest AI news and information, useful links to find cases of AI near you and guidance on GOV.UK, the current risk level, how to report susp
As of today, theCenters for Disease Control and Preventionestimates that more than 37 million poultry birds in36 stateshave been affected by the outbreak. When avian influenza is detected, whole flocks of poultry are culled to try to prevent further spread of the disease. Especially in settings ...
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...
20 January, 2024 A significant legal victory has been achieved by a collective of NFU members in a groundbreaking case against the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The case revolves around compensation for poultry farmers impacted by an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) on their farms. Wi...
What are the main diseases as a result of poor biosecurity in backyard flocks?One of the main sources of disease for poultry is migrating birds, particularly waterfowl. Those birds can introduce the particularly virulent diseases like Avian Influenza (bird flu) and Newcastle disease....
Not anytime soon, according to the USDA, which predicts in a recent report that egg prices will shoot up another 20% this year.Why are egg prices soaring? Behind rising egg prices and shortages is a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), known as H5N1, that killed 13.2 ...
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...
Multiple states since March 2024 have reported dairy herds displaying symptoms caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. The H5N1 strain found in the cows is the same virus that, since 2022, has caused outbreaks in poultry across the country, leading to the loss of almost 97 millio...