It’s understood that weather can influence how diseases and viruses are spread, but could a windy spring in Texas mean bird ...

By most indications, the avian influenza outbreak that has washed over U.S. farms is at an ebb. Experts don’t seem hopeful, ...

One year since it was discovered in Texas dairy cows, epidemiologists have their hands full tracking the virus’ spread.

If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...

March 21 The USDA released its weekly Egg Markets Overview report, which found wholesale egg prices continued to drop—though ...

A large study to gauge how susceptible US dairy and beef cattle are to influenza A viruses found that they are susceptible to ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ... 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread ...

Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 351 on Friday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 34 ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now ...

The grants had initially been allocated by Congress as part of COVID-19 relief packages but were authorized last year to be ...

Public officials and the media blamed high egg prices on bird flu outbreaks and said containing the outbreak in supply chains would lower prices. In early March 2025, egg prices fell in the U.S., but ...