avian influenza

Largest U.S. fresh egg producer detects bird flu in chickens, halts production

By Ken Miller, Associated Press

Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods said there is no known risk with eggs in the market and no eggs have been recalled.

Texas patient diagnosed with bird flu after contact with cows presumed to be infected

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering. Health officials say the risk to the public remains low.

Avian flu devastates California’s poultry farms as new wave of outbreaks roils industry

By Terry Chea, Associated Press

A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc in California, which escaped the earlier wave of outbreaks that devastated poultry farms in the…

Why a bird flu outbreak at a mink farm is reigniting public health concerns

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

As bird flu hits more and varied animals, like at a mink farm in Spain, the fear is that the virus could evolve to spread more easily between people, and potentially trigger a pandemic.

Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving

By Yuko Sato, The Conversation

As of early November, the outbreak had led to the culling of over 50 million birds from Maine to Oregon.

WHO Reaches Bird Flu Vaccine Deal with Developing Countries

By PBS News Hour

The World Health Organization and 18 developing nations agreed Tuesday to provide fair access to bird flu vaccines after solving a problem with Indonesia over sharing virus samples.

Health Officials Investigate Possible Person-to-Person Spread of Bird Flu

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The World Health Organization launched an investigation Wednesday into the deaths of six family members in Indonesia who may have died as a result of human-to-human transmission of the bird flu.