The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported 15 more H5N1 avian flu ...

India reported its last human H5N1 infection in 2021, a fatal case in an 11-year-old boy who had an underlying medical condition. However, in May 2024, Australia reported an H5N1 infection in an ...

Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.

Minnesota’s health department is laying off 170 employees whose positions were funded by pandemic-era federal grants to the ...

The reduction is expected to have wide-reaching consequences for the state's public health efforts, according to MDH Commissioner Dr. Brooke Cunningham.

Response to infectious disease outbreaks could be slower as a result of cuts in lab technicians, public health investigators, state officials say.

Egg prices are at an all-time average high in the U.S. at $5.90 a dozen — up nearly $3 from last year. The main reason is the ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine received a $1.5 million cooperative agreement grant from the Department of Agriculture to work on collaborative projects a ...

The egg crisis continues as ongoing outbreaks of bird flu continue to decimate flocks and drive prices higher. It's caused ...

A whole-genome sequence has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle in Nevada according to the ...

The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 ...