Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced recently that the agency is planning to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1, building on measures taken by USDA since the beginning of ...

H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating bird ...

Oregon state and federal officials are investigating positive H5N1 bird flu cases at a farm after the virus was detected in a pig in the U.S. for the first time. USDA National Veterinary Services ...

In addition, two commercial chicken farms in California’s Kings County, and a backyard flock in Tulare County, were reported infected on Tuesday. Again, the particular strains of H5N1 in those ...

Officials said there was little risk to public health because the H5N1 bird flu is unlikely to spread between humans. Washington public health officials were already investigating human cases of ...

A case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Pigs represent a ...

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living Crook County—the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.

H5N1 bird flu had been confirmed in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. Pigs ...

The emergence of a new clade of Avian Influenza H5N1 (2.3.4.4b) in late 2020 has led to a swift and widespread global outbreak, carried by migratory birds. Since then, the highly contagious clade ...

It is the first case of the H5N1 virus to be detected in swine in the United States. Agriculture officials stressed there is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply because the ...