Bird flu detected in 1.4 million Mercer County chickens
Bird flu has been detected in another commercial flock in western Ohio. The USDA confirmed that 1.4 million egg-laying chickens in Mercer County are affected by the virus. This comes weeks after avian influenza was detected in a large flock in nearby Darke County.
Bird flu found in 1.4 million more Ohio chickens weeks after detection in separate flock
Avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in 1,432,000 chickens in Mercer County, , according to the USDA, just weeks after the Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the infection of 931,302 birds in
Bird flu outbreak: Over 2 million chickens, turkeys test positive in Miami Valley
Over 1.9 million commercial chickens and 72,282 commercial turkeys in Darke and Mercer counties were confirmed positive for bird flu by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in 11 reports since Jan. 9, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA).
Avian flu detected in 2M birds in the Miami Valley
More than two million birds in the Miami Valley have been “depopulated” due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported 2,052,773 birds have been “depopulated” in the Miami Valley because of H5N1 since Jan.
Bird Flu in Top US Chicken State Georgia Threatens Exports
Georgia, the top US chicken-producing state, confirmed its second recent case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock, putting exports of the meat at risk.
Reports of ‘dead and dying geese’ in Bowling Green, avian flu assumed to be the cause
After a lull in dead bird reports, the Ohio Division of Wildlife recently received a report that there were at least 15 ‘dead ...
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Why Ohio doctors are worried about bird flu for pet owners
More cases of the avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in Ohio in recent weeks. According to the ...
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Researchers are concerned by H5N1 bird flu’s ability to mutate, reassort
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
What's a "quad-demic"? What to know about the viruses spiking in Ohio and the nation
Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.
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Avian flu appears in Ohio, Delaware poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that the ...
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New York farm forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after bird flu outbreak
A farm in the Long Island area of New York has been forced to euthanize over 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak.
Ohio Department of Health provides update on seasonal and respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus
"As expected, we have seen some shifts in disease activity and we are in what almost every year are the peak months of respiratory season," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department ...
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Avian flu strikes commercial ducks in New York
A commercial duck flock in the state of New York is the latest instance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to be ...