HPAI

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.

It was one of the first things former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer spoke about with the then new Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins when she arrived in early 2025.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in three additional domestic flocks: a first-time detection in Island County and second detections in Jefferson and Lewis counties

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

Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is again reminding everyone to stay away from sick or dead birds, as Avian Influenza persists in the state.

With cooler weather of the fall comes an increase in the number of bird flu cases across North America and here in the Northwest, thanks the migration patterns of wild waterfowl.

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.

Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota. This is the first bird flu cases in U.S. commercial flocks since early July.