The Ohio Department of Agriculture says 931,000 chickens in Darke County were 'depopulated' to prevent the spread of bird flu. ... of avian influenza in several counties across the state.

Schott says the last big occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ohio was in 2022. The current suspected cases could be impacting up to 1,000 wild birds throughout the state, Schott says.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has affected millions of commercial egg and meat birds in Ohio since 2022. About 15.5 million birds have been destroyed since Dec. 24 due to illnesses detected in ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources suspects wild birds in 10 counties have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza over the past few weeks. It submitted samples of dead Canada geese, ...

Avian influenza is in the same virus family as seasonal flu. ... Ohio is the current hotbed of infection with 51 confirmed flocks, accounting for 8.9 million birds, ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture says 931,000 chickens in Darke County were 'depopulated' to prevent the spread of bird flu. ... of avian influenza in several counties across the state.

From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Concerns over avian flu are mounting in the Ohio Valley, as local chicken farmers brace for potential impacts already felt by their national counterparts. The outbreak ...

In February, she announced a five-point plan to help combat the avian flu, protect the U.S. poultry industry and lower egg prices. Since then, she said wholesale egg prices have dropped by 56%.

According to the CDC, there has been a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.

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