She says the genesis of a “specific genetic clade” – an H5N1 subtype labelled clade 2.3.4.4b – was observed when one avian flu strain jumped from wild ... With the advent of spring and changes in the ...

Since 2022, over 100 million birds throughout the poultry industry have been affected by HPAI and egg layers and turkeys have ...

A B.C. teenager has tested “presumptive positive” for avian influenza, also known as bird flu, caused by the H5 influenza virus — the first presumed human case of H5 avian influenza acquired in Canada ...

A B.C. teenager has tested "presumptive positive" for avian influenza, also known as bird flu, caused by the H5 influenza virus — the first presumed human case of H5 avian influenza acquired in Canada ...

The first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a backyard flock of geese and chickens in Jackson County, Oregon. This follows a series of bird flu cases detected ...

An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. Since then ...

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.

Vancouver Island's health authority is warning residents about a possible exposure to avian flu at a petting farm in Campbell River, B.C. The owner of Holly Hill Farm said Sunday on Facebook ...

A B.C. teen has a suspected case of H5N1 avian flu — the first known human to acquire the virusin Canada. The provincial government said on the weekend that B.C.‘s chief veterinarian and ...

New research has revealed that even asymptomatic people carry the avian flu virus, suggesting that infections among dairy workers may be more common that presumed — and underscoring the need for ...

The avian flu killed 1,101 adult Caspian terns and 520 chicks in 2023 in a large breeding colony on Rat Island in Washington state. Researchers estimate that as much as 10-14% of terns in the ...