Bird flu confirmed in rats for 1st time, USDA says

Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA says
Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. Four black rats were confirmed to have H5N1 avian flu in late January in Riverside County,
USDA grants conditional license for bird flu vaccine
In the past three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says about 150 million birds died across the country due to the virus. This month, the USDA granted a conditional license to Zoetis for its Avian Influenza Vaccine.
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts it mistakenly fired
USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.
The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course
The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."
USDA working to rehire bird flu experts
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DOGE just fired federal workers handling the deadly bird flu problem, now US is scrambling to rehire them
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts ...
Owl in Cary had bird flu; first case of bird flu in Wake County since 2023
A spokesperson for N.C. Wildlife confirmed the case and said one hawk and multiple geese were found dead in the same area.
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Two dead geese found in Greenwood test positive for H5N1 avian flu
Two geese found dead in Greenwood have tested positive for H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Indiana Department ...
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Bird flu
Live bird markets in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County will be shut down for a week after seven cases of avian flu in poultry were found at live bird markets. As bird flu ...
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Salisbury Zoo Increases Bird Flu Precautions With New Safety Measures
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury Zoo is installing additional mesh netting over bird exhibits this week as part of its ongoing ...
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Media Experts on Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird ...
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U.S. chickens need vaccine amid bird flu spike, Michigan’s largest egg producer says
Michigan’s biggest egg producer is advocating for the vaccination of egg-laying hens against the highly pathogenic avian ...
Why are egg prices expensive? How 2025 bird flu egg shortage hurts average price near you
Why are egg prices so expensive right now? What is the average price during the 2025 egg shortage? What we know on why prices ...