Calif. issues new ban on dairy cattle, poultry shows due to H5N1

California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has implemented a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to help contain the spread of H5N1 avian influenza. The ban will stay in effect until the outbreak is brought under control.  H5N1 avian influenza has become widespread among dairy cows and domestic poultry (commercial and backyard flocks) […]

H5N1 avian influenza detected in Virginia broiler flock

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced a presumptive positive case of H5N1 Avian Influenza in a commercial broiler flock in Accomack County. Testing was conducted at the Maryland Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Salisbury, Maryland, with further confirmation pending from the U.S. Department of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s National […]