A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Some of the issues: Background Bird flu was present during the first Trump administration (2017-2021). Several notable events related to avian influenza occurred during this period: Outbreaks in 2017 ...

Mar. 7, 2025 — Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread.

A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists have warned in a new report. EU-US trade of “raw milk” products and wild ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced significant progress in its five-pronged strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), improve biosecurity in poultry production, and ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...