Items Tagged with 'HPAI'

USDA plans to sample milk in states where dairy herds have been infected with avian flu, in an effort to stamp out the virus, which was first confirmed in Texas in March before spreading to herds in 14 states.

Federal health officials say they haven’t been able to pinpoint how a person in Missouri was infected with bird flu, the 14^th case in the U.S. this year but the first that appears not to involve animal exposure.

In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, highlights provisions in the House Ag Committee's farm bill that he says are critical to protecting U.S. livestock and poultry from foreign animal diseases.

Another case of avian flu has been identified in a person in Colorado, the fourth such case associated with the H5N1 virus that has infected herds in 12 states.

The Justice Department is expanding efforts to combat anticompetitive practices in the ag industry. 

Agri-Pulse is hosting a webinar on July 11 at 1 p.m. EDT that’s focused on what can be done to protect against highly pathogenic avian influenza and other zoonotic diseases that have the potential to disrupt not only our food supply but the entire agriculture economy.

USDA is re-emphasizing the importance of biosecurity on dairy farms in light of reports identifying a variety of ways the H5N1 virus can infect dairy herds and nearby poultry operations, including the movement of animals and people, and the sharing of vehicles and equipment.

The list of states reporting highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy herds has grown to a dozen with Friday's announcement by Wyoming of a detection there.

Minnesota became the 11^th state to report avian flu in dairy cows Thursday, a day after Iowa announced a herd had been infected there.