Air and surface testing in live poultry markets detects dangerous viruses earlier than testing birds alone, improving ...

The San Juan Islands experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) from mid-November to mid-January. It probably began in the lower San Juan Channel, between Cape San Juan and Davis ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...

Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a ...

Sudden drop in milk production, thickened milk, and cows under movement restrictions. Since 2024, American farmers have had bitter experiences with the feared bird flu (H5N1), which in several cases ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is killing black vultures at alarming rates across the southeastern United States, with a new University of Georgia study finding that more than four out of ...

Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian ...

According to Avian Flu Diary, recent USDA reports list nine additional HPAI H5 detections in live-bird markets since late December 2025, with eight in New York City and one in Florida. The outlet ...

Science 12 March 2026 13 March, 2026 A team of researchers has finally cracked a decades-old mystery in virology: how low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses transform into highly pathogenic strains.

The deadly and highly infectious H5N1 bird flu has officially spread to yet another species. Seven elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park have tested positive for the virus, according ...