In the U.S., there have been 70 reported cases of bird flu in humans since 2024, but none in North Carolina and no known ...

North Carolina farmers are taking precautions to fight the spread of the bird flu. Bird flu can be transmitted through the ...

A recently deceased waterfowl at Osceola Lake in Henderson County is the latest case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

Since the start of the year, the North Carolina Wildlife Commission said 16 wild birds have tested positive for the HPAI strain of avian flu, but none have been found in the Cape Fear.

If one bird in a flock gets sick, farmers are required to euthanize the entire flock to keep the virus from spreading.

Avian influenza, known more commonly as bird flu, is a form of influenza that primarily infects poultry and other farm animals. Occasionally, however, the virus finds a human host—usually ...

The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has ...

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed near the Outer Banks, specifically in wild birds carrying highly pathogenic avian ...

Mark Paylor is a poultry research specialist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Paylor said while their flock is strictly for research and academic purposes, he and other ...

Egg prices in the Charlotte area have surged by up to 175% in less than two months, with some stores now charging as much as ...

making it the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a wild animal in Wake County since 2023, The News & Observer reported. There have been 339 cases reported in North Carolina since ...