Researchers at the University of Maryland have received nearly $2 million in federal funding to develop and test a vaccine designed to protect chickens from avian influenza H5N1.

The three-year project aims to better control bird flu outbreaks that have devastated poultry flocks, disrupted trade and contributed to rising egg prices across Missouri and the U.S.

The first seven cases of avian influenza were confirmed by preliminary testing at UC Davis and confirmatory testing by the ...

Avian influenza has now killed more than 10 million birds in Minnesota since 2022, as farmers and state officials continue to deal with a disease that just won’t stop.