The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...

An avian flu infection has been confirmed in a backyard, non-commercial flock of birds in southwest Santa Rosa, raising alarm ...

A Clackamas County commercial poultry farm in Oregon has been affected by a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, but the birds were euthanized to prevent the spread of the disease and the ...

CDC confirms 2 human cases of bird flu after outbreak on Washington farm HPAI is a virus that naturally occurs in wild aquatic birds and can be deadly to poultry species such as chickens ...

Food guidelines amid bird flu outbreak Chicken and eggs are nutritious staples in many diets, but amid the bird flu outbreak it's important to handle them with care. While pasteurization and ...

An outbreak of the avian flu on California’s poultry ranches continues to climb with more than 1.5 million chickens and turkeys being depopulated as part of the state’s eradication effort. The latest ...

During an avian flu outbreak, “The chance of infected poultry or eggs entering the food chain is low,” the FDA said on its website in April, “because of the rapid onset of symptoms in poultry as well ...

Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington ... The people from Washington cleaned facilities at an infected chicken farm after birds were culled to contain the virus, the Washington ...

As poultry farms and dairies across California battle bird flu ... What about chicken? Chicken is safe to eat if it’s properly cooked, according to Ghanem. During an avian flu outbreak ...

If a backyard chicken becomes sick, experts say it’s important to contact your veterinarian, as well as the state’s sick bird hotline, at 866-922-2473. Avian flu is mostly transmitted by wild ...