Within Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring” are haunting words about a place where birds cease to sing. The cause behind the lack of singing birds was DDT, a chemical banned for agricultural ...

The American poultry sector is awaiting a spring spike in detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza, leading industry and government officials to wonder if the disease has pivoted from an ...

Spring migration season could cause uptick in avian flu. Brooke Griffin. Wed, March 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM UTC. 2 min read. ... She said with this current strain of avian influenza, ...

The bird flu, also known as the avian flu, refers to the disease caused by a family of flu viruses primarily transmitted between birds. The dominant virus strain circulating currently is called H5N1.

An area of Northeast Iowa is seeing a renewed outbreak of avian flu. Cedar Rapids KCRG-TV. Bird flu outbreak hits Sweet Marsh public wetland. ... Is it going to be a silent spring out here? ...

When a highly contagious strain of avian influenza began racing across the United States this spring, the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota prepared for an influx of ailing birds ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, the disease spreading among wild and domestic bird populations nationwide, is expected to have a surge in cases as the migratory season begins in Colorado.

Avian influenza viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds such as ducks, geese, gulls, swans and others, according to the CDC. The highly contagious virus can spread to chickens, ducks ...

Bird flu is what’s known as a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The “highly pathogenic” part refers to birds, which the virus is pretty adept at killing. In virology speak, the virus ...

According to USDA, the avian flu has killed more than 140 million egg-laying birds in the country since 2022. At least 18.9 million birds have been culled in the past 30 days alone.