Photo by Gustavo Fring The highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), more commonly known, as “bird flu,” is now posing a threat to Georgia animal owners. The Guardian reports a new variant of the avian flu has spilled over into the cattle industry ...

The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza has become year-round. Minnesota Turkey Growers Association executive director Ashley Kohls says until two years ago, most instances of the virus within commercial flocks occurred during spring and fall migration.

The scavenger brown skuas populations on Bird Island, South Georgia Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia. In response ...

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced on March 4 that Georgia is now free of highly pathogenic avian influenza — otherwise known as bird flu.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned vaccines could turn "birds into mutant factories."

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu travelled 6,600 kilometres over the sea to Kerguelen Island, which is just 440km from Australia's Heard Island.

The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on March 4 in a commercial laying hen flock in Jay County, Indiana, reported the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

A non–peer-reviewed study published on the preprint server bioRxiv suggests that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus shed in poultry droppings can be transmitted by the wind, a possibility that other experts say can't be ruled out but is also very difficult to prove.

As H5N1 spreads rapidly, wild birds remain at risk. Here’s what to know about the outbreak and how to keep your feathered visitors safe.

Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced on March 4 that Georgia is now free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), a.k.a. — bird flu.