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? ...

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, ...

One of the last actions of the Biden administration was a $306 million allocation for avian flu response, on top of $1.8 billion in response since spring of 2024, according to The New York Times.

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 ...

ALBANY — Tracking the spread of avian influenza is an “anxious game,” according to Richard A. Ball, commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. The agency is responsible ...

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, ... as H5N1 has spread rapidly through dairy cattle since spring 2023, ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is an extremely contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds through nasal and eye secretions and manure droppings.

Auel said bird flu isn’t new, and that it’s been going around for the past three years. However, he added this outbreak is still notable. “Last year was suspiciously quiet.