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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.

Kansas is contending with the worst outbreak of bird flu in the United States, with more than 414,000 birds confirmed infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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 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.

On Monday, the USDA confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard flock of ducks and chickens in NE Oregon. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in Wallowa County.

Bloomberg said the emergency designation ended last week. The CDC is combining bird flu updates with the routinely reported seasonal influenza infections.

Just because Bird Flu hasn’t been in the headlines recently, doesn’t mean the virus is no longer a concern for the Northwest farming community.  And one of the more recent concerns for the health community is farm workers that have come down with HPAI, both at dairy and chicken farms.  Washington state Ve...

Purdue University researchers have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian influenza.  The novel test addresses the urgent need for an efficient and cost-effective surveillance tool to combat the global threat posed by avian influenza viruses.  The tes...