H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. The absolute ...

Here’s what consumers needs to know about buying eggs and poultry as the bird flu spreads. Plus, see what Georgia’s Department of Agriculture is doing about the outbreak.

Between January and June of 2022, 136 dead eagles were confirmed to have avian influenza across 24 states. Rebecca Poulson, a wildlife disease researcher at the University of Georgia, watched the ...

HPAI is more than an animal health crisis: it is a global emergency destabilizing agriculture, food security, trade and ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...

Shelling out for eggs If you don’t see a lot of Easter eggs this weekend, it could be because of rationing and high prices. Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023 ...