The federal government should approve a vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle, the ...

A new paper from a team of Cornell researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain named H5N1 virus causes severe mastitis ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering vaccination plans to protect poultry and cattle, including dairy cows, from ...

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird ...

The number of pathways that avian influenza can be transferred between dairy herds, and to poultry flocks, is extensive.

The U.S. is enduring its worst poultry health disaster, with some 52.7 million birds dead. Unlike another recent outbreaks, this one has lasted through the summer — and it's still going strong.

In that outbreak, HPAI was detected in 21 states, three fewer than this year's ongoing spread, though the numbers of infected birds are still much lower than in 2014-2015.

The protective effect of vaccination was not only limited to duck farms but also benefited the entire poultry industry. The ...

Georgia’s Poultry Industry at Risk. The emergence of HPAI in Georgia is particularly concerning. Georgia’s poultry industry, a leader in the field, is valued at approximately $6.9 billion.

So far, HPAI detections in 328 commercial flocks and 516 backyard flocks in the U.S. have affected 58.97 million birds nationwide, making the current outbreak of avian influenza the deadliest one ...

The HPAI outbreak that began in the United States in 2022 led to large-scale cullings of commercial poultry flocks. Wild birds, especially migrating waterfowl, are primary carriers of the disease.

Michiganders urged to avoid raw milk products during HPAI outbreak HPAI has been detected in dairy herds in Ionia, Isabella and Ottawa counties. This illness can be passed to humans.