Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Ryan Scholz said the current strain of avian flu, Eurasian H5N1, is having devastating effects on birds along the East Coast because it’s ...

ODA and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife each have hotlines to report suspected cases of avian flu. For domestic birds, the number is 800-347-7028. For wild birds, it’s 866-968-2600.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in both wild birds and backyard flocks has killed thousands of birds throughout the state, Oregon wildlife and agriculture officials say. The disease ...

Oregon will start testing milk this week for bird flu as part of a federal program to monitor the virus, which has turned up in animals and people, including one person in Oregon.

Bird flu detected in NC chickens. Here’s how to keep … Deaths or illness among domestic birds should be reported to the WSDA Avian Health Program at 1-800-606-3056.

One person has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu in Oregon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday. The report is connected to an outbreak that affected roughly ...

Food economists warn of significant grocery price hikes ahead. Bird flu outbreaks and cattle shortages lead multiple ...

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living in Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A cat in Oregon’s Washington County has tested positive for bird flu, state officials announced on Friday.The cat was described by the Oregon Department of Agriculture as ...

Oregon kitten contracts bird flu, is euthanized. Published 7:15 am Monday, January 27, 2025. ... Dogs also can contract bird flu, though they appear less susceptible to the virus than cats.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will launch a milk testing and monitoring program this week in response to increasing concerns about the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu, in dairy ...

Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in human-to-human transmission of the virus.