Bird flu cases surging in southern Minnesota, DNR says
Hundreds of Canadian geese have been found dead this winter in Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca and other southern Minnesota cities.
Minnesota to begin testing of milk for bird flu beginning early next month
The state of Minnesota plans to begin testing raw milk to see if it contains the bird flu. The testing is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture
Portion of Minnesota Lottery proceeds to go to bird flu research
Health officials in Louisiana are reporting the first human death linked to bird flu in the U.S. Here in Minnesota, state lottery ticket purchases could help combat the spread of the virus. Gov. Tim Walz recently approved more than $1.
Over $1 million in Minnesota Lottery proceeds to go to researching bird flu in the state
Nancy Gibson, co-chair of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, called the virus a "time bomb," and said no one knows the true extent of the disease which poses a threat to wildlife and humans.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
The experiment of whether H5 can ever be successful in human populations is happening before our eyes,” Seema Lakdawala, a flu virologist at Emory University, told me. “And we are doing nothing to stop it.
Case of Bird Flu confirmed in Hyde County
A commercial operation in Hyde County has tested positive for Bird Flu. This is the first case of the disease in commercial poultry in North Carolina since Feb. of 2024.
Milk from Minnesota dairy farms to undergo mandatory testing for bird flu
Petersen said they will begin testing milk from dairy farms around Feb. 1. The department will work with labs to pull samples ...
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University of Minnesota gets fast-tracked funding to survey wildlife for bird flu
This is a very fast-moving train, not a slow-moving train. And so we need to be studying this from every angle, immediately,” ...
Gov. Walz approves over $1.2M to study bird flu impact in Minnesota
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has approved $1.27 million in state funds to put more effort into studying the impact avian influenza ...
Minnesota allocates funding to help U researchers monitor bird flu in wildlife
Lawmakers and wildlife experts have set aside $1.27 million in state funds to help monitor the highly pathogenic avian ...
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As bird flu payments pass $1 billion and egg prices keep climbing, feds make it harder to get compensated
Federal officials are cracking down on poultry operations looking for taxpayer relief from bird flu losses and will now ...
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What Does First U.S. Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...
Why is the cost of eggs flying high?
A University of St. Thomas professor said it might take months for the poultry population to return to a normal population.
How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in ...