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Four commercial flocks in Adair County were affected by avian flu near the end of last year, but those operations have resumed more normal day-to-day routines, the state veterinarian says.
Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled ...
The farm, recognized as the largest egg producer in the Southwest, has been hit hard with an estimated 6 million chickens dead because of the avian flu, Hickman’s President Glenn Hickman ...
Dairy cows are more of a priority for a bird flu vaccine. More than 1,000 herds have been affected. Last month, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia tested an mRNA vaccine against avian ...
People who feed geese, ducks and some other wild birds could contribute, albeit unintentionally, to the spread of avian flu. Kelly Bostian, Tulsa World Archive ...
An outbreak of avian flu in 2023 hammered a colony of southern elephant seals in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego region, leading to a 50% decline in its population. But over the 2024-2025 breeding ...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A third poultry farm in Maricopa County is under quarantine after testing positive for the avian flu. Despite efforts to eliminate the spread, Arizona has already lost ...
Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Wednesday there were strong indications that the world's biggest chicken exporter had efficiently contained a bird flu outbreak which was ...
A major Southwestern egg producer is calling for American hens to be vaccinated after the company lost about 6 million birds to avian influenza. Glenn Hickman, the president of Hickman’s Family Farms ...
Maricopa County Hit by Third Avian Influenza Outbreak in 2025, Arizona Authorities Implement Swift Containment Measures. By Steve Wilson. Published on June 04, 2025.