South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the ...

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

The department of agriculture’s recent decision to temporarily allow the United States to impose and lift bans on its poultry ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

The Department of Agriculture is considering a plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time, including ...

Egg prices are falling following USDAs five-pronged strategy to combat avian flu. Secretary Rollins cites progress with 948 ...