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The Oregon Health Authority and local officials are monitoring household members who had contact with the cat for flu ...
A: Kris, the current risk to Oregon’s general public from Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (or “bird flu”) is very low. As of April 17, it’s been over a month since any new detections have been ...
Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.
Bird flu has spread to poultry operations, affecting 136 million birds, and nearly 930 dairy herds. It’s also infected a host of other animals, including a pig in Oregon last October.
In Oregon this month, at least five cats from three different locations have been infected with bird flu, all from eating raw pet food. Two sick cats, Sekhmet and Hattie, cuddling in DoveLewis ...
Related: Oregon house cat dies after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu The Oregon Department of Agriculture said cats are especially sensitive to avian flu. The agency said people ...
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said there are no cases of bird flu in Oregon livestock. The H5N1 virus can be transmissible through animal products such as uncooked meat and raw milk.
As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday that six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon ...
H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday.. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating ...
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has a hotline you can call to report a dead bird. You can reach them at 503-986-4711 or through email at [email protected] .
The U.S. has seen an ongoing outbreak of bird flu since February 2022, with 104 million birds affected in 48 states, ... What ...
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.