Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri. According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the virus has hit four commercial turkey farms in Jasper, Lawrence,

More cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected this week in southwest Missouri. In the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection S

Missouri has now had six commercial poultry flocks struck by HPAI in 2025. APHIS reported the confirmed presence of HPAI in Cleveland, Arkansas, with a flock of 106,900 broilers involved. Prior to this, Arkansas’ last instance of HPAI was confirmed on December 30, 2024, in a Clay County broiler flock.

The latest poultry outbreak confirmation from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) includes a detection in Georgia at a broiler farm that houses 45,500 birds in Elbert County, located in the northeastern part of the state.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is expanding its collection efforts of wild bird carcasses amid the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

APHIS reports new cases in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and Virginia and offers new information on the situation in Indiana.

The Putnam County Health Department said humans who do not come into direct contact with sick animals are considered low risk for exposure.

More wildlife technicians will become available in Maryland to dispose of dead birds that could be carrying illnesses such as avian influenza, or bird flu.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as some mammals. The CDC has also confirmed mild cases in humans, and a fatal one in Louisiana in January 2025.

According to reporting published Monday by Forbes, the national average cost for a dozen eggs skyrocketed 63% last year, data from the USDA shows. According to a report filed by the USDA on Friday, the average cost of large cartoned shell eggs delivered to retailers in New York state is up to $6.06.