The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is helping play a role in detecting diseases in companion animals, ...

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce ...

Federal and state authorities confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a poultry market but also see a "downward trend" in reports.

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

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a disease caused by viruses found in wild birds and domestic poultry like chicken. This winter, Massachusetts saw its largest ever bird flu outbreak. While humans ...

Avian flu is spread through a bird’s saliva ... and Environmental Affairs said bird flu was widespread throughout Massachusetts. "Evidence suggests that HPAI is widespread in Massachusetts ...

Other reported infections in mammals include a fox in North Dakota, a bobcat in Washington state, a mountain lion in Wisconsin, and a harbor seal in Massachusetts. Several cases of avian flu also ...

Avian flu is becoming an increasing concern at zoos across the country. Recently, it was revealed a seal at a zoo in Massachusetts died of it. The Buttonwood Park Zoo said in a social media post ...

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 ...

THEY ARE STILL MOURNING BLUE. Avian flu is being blamed for the sudden death of a beloved seal at a Massachusetts zoo last week. Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, was a resident of the Buttonwood ...