State officials are urging caution after a presumptive case of avian influenza has been identified in an ailing duck at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. A student found the duck earlier in the week, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. Laboratory testing confirmed the duck carried the H5 subtype of influenza A virus. Confirmation of avian influenza, or …
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Minnesota is seeing a resurgence in bird flu cases this fall. The virus has infected thousands of turkeys and chickens in eight counties over just the last few weeks. “We are trying to figure it out, for sure. I tell you, it’s so disheartening,” said Jake Vlaminck, president of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. Vlaminck owns and operates Fahlun Farms near …
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This week in science: A strange hybrid bird; the cancer clues hidden in your toenails; a reverse Big Bang; and much more! Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors (zf L/Moment/Getty Images) A huge study has linked 99 percent of all heart attacks and strokes to four risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, …
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By SOPHIE GABLE, US REPORTER Published: 17:02, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 17:07, 11 October 2025 A seemingly average photo of a babbling brook may just look like an average stream – but a camouflaged bird is hiding in the rocks. Can you spot the little creature? If you’re ready to put your observation skills and eyesight to the test, …
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Twelve million years ago, a huge flightless predator known as a “terror bird” sprinted across tropical floodplains in what is now central Colombia. Archaeologists discovered a single broken leg bone – evidence that turns a fragment into a clear view of life in the Miocene. The study was led by Federico J. Degrange, a terror bird specialist, and …
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Bird flu detected in 2 Kandiyohi County turkey flocks Willmar Radio Bird flu cases are spiking again after a summer respite NBC News Flurry of H5N1 activity noted in commercial poultry, wild birds CIDRAP Bird flu in Wisconsin; poultry shows, exhibitions suspended in 4 counties FOX6 News Milwaukee Jefferson poultry show canceled over bird flu; exhibitors call it ‘huge blow’ TMJ4 News Source link
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It was a quiet summer for bird flu: Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms, and officials took a breath. “It was lovely,” said Shauna Voss, the assistant director of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. But it didn’t last. Bird flu is spreading again, now that wild water fowl — geese, ducks and …
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May the force be with them: Turkey growers turn to lasers to ward off bird flu MPR News Lasers provide some bird flu protection for turkey producers in Minnesota NPR HPAI detections slow, but fall migration increases risks texasfarmbureau.org MDARD – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Allegan County Flock State of Michigan (.gov) Bird Flu-Related Killing of 400,000 Turkeys Prompts PETA Memorial, Call …
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The dark-sided flycatcher, a small brown bird from Asia, made its California debut last week when it veered off-route and spent three days at the nature preserve behind Google’s Mountain View campus, attracting birding enthusiasts from across the country. As the Mountain View Voice reports, a couple of birders first spotted the flycatcher the morning of Wednesday, September 17 at …
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TAYLORSVILLE — Nearly 35,000 turkeys were recently culled after cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were detected at a commercial turkey facility in central Utah, state agriculture officials said Friday. Flu was found within an undisclosed facility in Sanpete County, leading to the decision to depopulate to prevent further spread of the viral infection, which often leads to “high death …
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