bird flu

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to spread across the Pacific Northwest. Last week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of bird flu in a backyard flock of ducks and geese in Polk County. The flock's owner notified a private veterinarian after the sudden death of at least one bird; meanwhile, other birds in the flock were displaying clinical signs consistent with HPAI

So far during this current outbreak of avian influenza, the nation's broiler flocks had been affected far less than during the last big outbreak in 2015. "But that story's a little bit different if you focus on turkeys," noted USDA  Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski. Wh ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to make its way through Washington. The latest detection was confirmed Friday, in a backyard flock in Snohomish County. The Washington State Department of Agriculture is responding to the outbreak and urging flock owners to devote all efforts to protecting uninfected flocks, especially keeping domestic flocks isolated from wild waterfowl ... Read Mor

On Monday, the USDA confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Idaho along the Oregon border. Therefore, USDA has implemented a regional quarantine that extends into Malheur County. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has an online map that shows the HPAI outbreak and quarantine areas in Oregon ...

According to the Washington state Department of Agriculture two more flocks recently tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Both backyard flocks were located in King County. The WSDA is responding to the outbreak and is urging flock owners to focus on biosecurity and keep domesticate birds away from wild waterfowl ...

With nine cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in seven counties across Washington, the state veterinarian has requested that live market poultry sales stop for the next 30 days. Washington state veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle noted the risk is real ...

After bird flu was reported in western Oregon earlier this week, the state Department of Agriculture has established quarantine areas. On Tuesday, a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in Lane County. Due to federal and international disease control requirements, a regional quarantine for all avian species and vehicle traffic involved with avian species has been issued for an

A Purdue University report said people living in urban and rural areas share many of the same concerns about food prices and availability, including the impact of recent bird flu outbreaks. However, the monthly Consumer Food Insights Report said differences remain in food insecurity and diet satisfaction ...

With cases of avian influenza adding up across the state, the Washington state veterinarian is asking bird owners to double down on biosecurity measures. On Wednesday, the WSDA announced the confirmation multiple cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in non-commercial backyard flocks in Pierce County ...

Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar led an effort this week for more funding to help address the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. The Senators told the Senate Appropriations Committee leaders, “Although the virus poses minimal risk to human health, it has serious implications for U.S. po ...