MORGANTOWN -- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, more commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, claimed its first human victim in the United States earlier this month. In the past year, it’s resulted in the deaths of some 145 million birds - largely commercial poultry, most of which were ...
CHARLESTON — An avian flu case has been confirmed in Kanawha County. The state Department of Health said it’s the first case of avian flu, H5N1, in a non-commercial backyard flock in West Virginia since 2006. The department said the public health risk is limited to those who had ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The public’s pocketbooks have been hit hard by the skyrocketing cost of eggs in the last few months. Prices have doubled and, in some places, tripled over what they cost a year ago – if you can even find them in your local grocery store. Inflation is a part of the ...
A deadly epidemic has struck birds across the Midwest and, while it’s no COVID-19, the consequences are far-reaching. Avian influenza, often called bird flu, is spreading from migratory waterfowl to other wild birds and on to poultry farms. While the disease is believed to pose no threat ...