Bird Flu, Urban chicken

What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy
Why the U.S. Doesn’t Vaccinate Poultry Against Bird Flu
Without a new policy including vaccines, the government will continue to slaughter every flock with a bird flu infection to limit the spread of the disease. Those deaths have totaled over 166 million birds in the U.S. since 2022.
US Explores Bird Flu Vaccines as Egg Prices Soar
The US government is considering bird flu vaccines to prevent the mass culling of infected chickens, which has driven egg prices to nearly $6 per dozen.
Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for soaring egg prices.
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.
Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
Vaccinating chickens could help cut soaring egg prices, experts say
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to spend $100 million to study bird flu vaccines to fight the disease in concert with meat chicken, egg and turkey groups.
H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...
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2 house cats caught bird flu in NYC, health officials say
Officials are urging pet owners not to feed their pets raw food or raw milk and to avoid letting them roam outside.
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4 bird flu updates
Experts warn of concerns over spread of U.S. bird flu outbreak as federal agencies struggle to rehire fired employees. Updates on genetic mutation here.
Bird Flu Outbreak In Solapur: Crows Die From H5N1, Authorities Step Up Precautions
Solapur: Solapur has reported its first case of bird flu after laboratory tests from the High-Security Animal Disease ...
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Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?
Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...
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The Latest on Bird Flu Research, Infected Cats, and More
No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus ...
Parents Feel They Are Lacking Information About Bird Flu
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Only 43 percent of parents report they are able to find accurate and current information on avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, according ...
Bird Flu Detected In Backyard Flock In Anne Arundel County
Bird flu was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County amid a nationwide outbreak. This was the county's first case ...