H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to implement a tiered strategy this month to increase testing ...

Meanwhile, a backyard pig in central Oregon’s Crook County was confirmed to have bird flu, representing the first known swine ...

USDA officials said the infection occurred at a non-commercial farm and that the nation’s pork supply is not at risk.

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Oregon state veterinary officials have confirmed a case of H5N1 in swine.

The Agriculture Department and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming ...

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

A pig infected with bird flu in Oregon has raised concerns about the virus’s potential to threaten humans, but the current ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S.

Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in ...

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday. It's the ...