The USDA's data revealed that January's egg production totalled 8.86 billion eggs, a 4.2 per cent decline compared to January 2024, marking the lowest monthly production since the major bird flu outbreak of 2016.

Two commercial laying hen flocks in Ohio have been struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), including one that involved more than 3 million birds.

A veterinary pharmaceutical company said they have received a conditional license for a bird flu vaccine to be used on chickens, potentially marking the first step toward mitigating a disease that has affected more than 150 million birds in the United States since 2022.

Spearheaded by National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, the plan prioritizes enhanced biosecurity measures and medication to control the spread of the virus and moves away from mass culling of infected flocks.

APHIS reported avian influenza outbreaks in further poultry flocks across seven states over the past two days. Several of the outbreaks occurred on commercial farms. Outbreaks were confirmed on four layer farms and three turkey farms in Ohio,

More than 160 million wild and domestic birds have been infected with bird flu across the United States since 2022.

Avian influenza is in the same virus family as seasonal flu. Poultry has proven to be very sensitive to the virus, which results in high mortality.

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Originally found mostly in wild birds and poultry, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1, was discovered in dairy cattle last month

The incidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, Iowa, has been confirmed. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that the case was confirmed on February 20, and that 29,700 turkeys were involved.

Here's what we know based on information from the United States Department ... the USDA noted 8 states have confirmed outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or bird flu.