It's also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces. There are two types of H5N1: Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza and ...

Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first time, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), has been detected in a ...

H5N1 bird flu hits Georgia’s poultry industry marking the first commercial outbreak in the state Learn CDC prevention tips to ...

Amidst soaring egg prices and a national shortage, Cracker Barrel said Thursday that its customers won’t be extra for eggs ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

The Department of Agriculture has suspended poultry production at a facility in Georgia after the bird flu virus was detected ...

Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain of ...

After bird flu was found in a Georgia commercial poultry facility for the first time, a second and even larger flock nearby has tested positive for the virus.

The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a ...

Between January 2022 and November 2024, 1,200 bird flu outbreaks were identified across 48 states, according to a Wildlife ...

There are two types of H5N1: Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Georgia's cases were the latter. It causes severe disease and high mortality in infected poultry.

In its latest statement, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain ...