HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The State of Alabama is reporting two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. State agricultural officials tell News 19 that this strain of avian flu has been ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Experts say that it is rare for domesticated birds to catch avian influenza but when they do it can be lethal. Dr. Tony Frazier, the Alabama State Veterinarian, says avian ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Bird flu has been detected in two Alabama counties, state officials said Monday. Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza were found in a commercial broiler farm in Cullman ...

More than 100,000 birds -- nearly all of them chickens -- have been killed at a Cullman County commercial broiler farm and a backyard flock in Pickens County after highly pathogenic avian ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Federal and state health and agriculture officials continue to monitor the unusual strain of avian flu that has also infected cattle and some humans. There have been no ...

Men at the center of ‘The Kings of Tupelo’ true crime series had previous run-ins with the law in Alabama Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, is typically not considered ...

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, per the CDC. The individual from Louisiana who contracted the severe case has been hospitalized.

Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...

“We have been working since April since the high path avian influenza since we’ve become aware of it. We’ve been working with the Alabama Department of (Agriculture and Industry) on weekly ...