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Bird Flu Awareness and Risk Level By now, you’ve likely heard news reports about highly pathogenetic avian influenza, HPAI.

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, ...

SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil, one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of poultry, on Friday confirmed the country's first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, the country's ...

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...

Employing feed hygiene measures using chemical applications, like formaldehyde, essential oils or organic acids can also help. All those mitigants can be put into the feed or sprayed on in the feed ...

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

Bird flu is easing with spring’s arrival, but migrating birds still pose risks. See how farmers are working to prevent ...

With migration comes the risk for HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza). Stutsman County has had a positive case of such disease this past month in a backyard flock. This highly contagious viral ...

In Washington, bird flu was first identified in a backyard flock in May 2022, according to the Washington State Department of Public Health. The first human cases of H5 avian influenza were ...

H5N1 is a specific strain of influenza A virus, also known as bird flu. The avian flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease that primarily affects birds, but can also infect other animals ...

Since November 2024, inspectors have collected monthly milk samples from dairy producers across the state to ensure the absence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the release said.