A veterinary pharmaceutical company said they have received a conditional license for a bird flu vaccine to be used on chickens, potentially marking the first step toward mitigating a disease that has affected more than 150 million birds in the United States since 2022.
The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday it's purchased 500,000 doses of a human vaccine to protect against avian influenza for those most at risk from being exposed to the virus by infected animals.
In an effort to lessen the burdens caused by these conditions, the Ohio Treasurer’s office will be offering an enhanced Ag-LINK application window for commercial poultry farmers in counties affected
Texas Parks and Wildlife has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, across Texas and is urging caution to prevent spreading the disease. According to a news release, officials most recently confirmed HPAI in black vultures discovered at Landa Park in New Braunfels.
The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high in January. An outbreak of avian influenza in primarily to blame, experts said.
But now, with growing cases of bird influenza leading to the culling of entire farms of chickens and soaring prices of eggs across the nation, Baile is circling the wagons. “I am a little concerned that there is going to be so much misinformation,
Pittsburgh-area supermarkets are limiting egg purchases as soaring bird flu cases strain the nation's egg supply. Why it matters: The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has affected at least 23 million birds nationally in the last 30 days,
Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a human has been confirmed in a Platte County older adult, according to a release from the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) shared on February 14. The woman represents the third confirmed hospitalization related to H5N1 in the United States.
Zoetis was granted a conditional license for its avian influenza vaccine for use in chickens. It's a step closer to fighting the bird flu outbreaks that continue to devastate flocks.
A seal at a Massachusetts zoo died this month after contracting bird flu. Blue, the Buttonwood Park Zoo’s beloved 21-year-old harbor seal, died due to complications from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza,
Empty shelves and surging prices are the problems consumers are facing as the egg supply feels the effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as the bird flu.
Due to avian influenza and winter months, chickens aren't laying as many eggs as they would normally. But for Sterling Family Farms owner and manager Katherine Sterling, she's doing everything to avoid having to raise her prices.