Amber Itle

A Grant County outdoor cat has died after contracting avian influenza from a wild bird. With migratory birds increasing in the area, pet owners should take extra precautions.

As bird flu continues to affect countless flocks, hear how simple practices can protect both our backyard birds and commercial operations.

While it may not be the peak of migration season, there’s still waterfowl moving across the Northwest. And that means the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza remains elevated.

Last month, state departments of agriculture nationwide were put on alert after an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus/Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy was connected to a barrel racing and rodeo event down in Texas and Oklahoma.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed this week new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic flocks in Jefferson, San Juan, and Clark counties

Last week, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Whatcom, Grays Harbor and Snohomish counties.

Last week, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed bird flu in a large commercial poultry facility in Moses Lake.

The first case of West Nile Virus this year in Washington has been confirmed in a Yakima County horse.

With the summer heat comes the risk of West Nile, a very dangerous virus for horses.

In the area of bird flu, when the Trump Administration took over earlier this year, the priority was moved from culling all infected birds to developing a vaccination.  Washington state Veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle said it’s important to remember what vaccines do and don’t do.   “So just lik...