If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away ...
Earlier this month, federal health officials announced an allocation of $72 million to vaccine manufacturers to ensure that the existing bird flu vaccines are ready for use if needed. While ...
The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird ...
Now, as the usual seasonal flu season approaches, some health experts wonder if it might give bird flu a dangerous ...
said the price of a traditional Thanksgiving turkey had risen 21% over the last year and now stands at nearly US$29 for a 7,5 kilograms bird. Record outbreaks of avian flu have also swept across ...
The US will expand milk testing as part of efforts to curb the spread of bird flu in dairy cows, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The push will begin next month, with the ...
A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu NEW YORK -- A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It's the first time ...
First case of H5N1 virus detected in pig in U.S., raising concerns for public health officials. Genetic analysis underway, but risk to public remains low.
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and ...