The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported 15 more H5N1 avian flu ...

India reported its last human H5N1 infection in 2021, a fatal case in an 11-year-old boy who had an underlying medical condition. However, in May 2024, Australia reported an H5N1 infection in an ...

Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

Minnesota’s health department is laying off 170 employees whose positions were funded by pandemic-era federal grants to the ...

Response to infectious disease outbreaks could be slower as a result of cuts in lab technicians, public health investigators, state officials say.

Egg prices are at an all-time average high in the U.S. at $5.90 a dozen — up nearly $3 from last year. The main reason is the ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million cooperative agreement grant from the Department of Agriculture to work on collaborative projects a ...

The egg crisis continues as ongoing outbreaks of bird flu continue to decimate flocks and drive prices higher. It's caused ...

A whole-genome sequence has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle in Nevada according to the ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that ...