In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was ...

The nation's major trading partners do not import vaccinated birds, which creates a challenge for farmers who raise chickens for meat, as opposed to those who raise egg-laying hens.

Bird flu is spreading across the United States, causing egg shortages and soaring prices at supermarkets and restaurants.

In ongoing unexplained febrile illness clusters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the number of illnesses ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans flocked to a new trend: raising chickens. An estimated 12 million people now own ...

“This is bunk from Elon,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, a former USAID official who led the agency’s Ebola response during a ...

The sticker-shock warning came amid the unveiling of a new plan by the Trump administration to alleviate egg prices, which ...

The avian influenza virus has killed millions of wild birds and led to emergency culling of commercial flocks. As bird flu ...

A second case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a backyard flock in Monroe County. The virus poses a low risk to humans, and no human cases have been reported in the ...

With egg prices soaring, the US is considering vaccinating laying chickens, which have been hit particularly hard by the ...

Discover USDA's $1B strategy to combat avian flu, safeguard farms, and stabilize egg prices. Learn about biosecurity audits & ...