PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hasn't had any human cases of bird flu, and the H5N1 avian influenza hasn't been detected in any commercial bird flocks here. The DEM considers backyard flocks to be "a ...

Bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since cases of the disease have surged, sending egg prices soaring and people ...

Bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since cases of the disease have surged, sending egg prices soaring and people into a slight panic of catching the disease. We know the risk of bird flu for ...

Cartons of brown eggs packaged at a plant. The country has continued to be impacted by the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. Due to farmers being ...

A nationwide egg shortage has sent prices soaring at your local grocery store—and the culprit is H5N1 bird flu. The virus has infected poultry flocks in every US state, with more than 166 million ...

The U.S. has almost doubled imports of Brazilian eggs once used only for pet food and is considering relaxing regulations for eggs laid by chickens raised for meat, as President Donald Trump's ...

Rats have become the latest addition to the menagerie of animals infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported on ...

Public health alerts about bird flu often repeat that the “risk to the general public is low,” which can sound reassuring but ...

Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak. Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic. But if eggs ...

Have more questions about the Bird Flu in RI? Send them to [email protected] The risk of avian flu to the general public is low, but pet owners should be cautious as cats and dogs can be ...