The Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene is offering free testing for those who have bird-flu symptoms and have been in contact with an infected animal. Treatment for the virus can include antivirals ...

Wisconsin fairs head into second year requiring cows to test negative for bird flu virus before going to shows ...

The state of Wisconsin has reported only one case of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock this year. Dairy herds remain free ...

Dozens of Wisconsin poultry flocks, both commercial and backyard, have felt the effects of the lethal bird flu outbreak since its ignition three years ago. As of the end of 2024, Wisconsin lost 3. ...

Since early 2022, bird flu has been confirmed in 36 poultry flocks in 20 Wisconsin counties and has infected more than 3.6 ...

Bird flu has also been found in a part of Wisconsin closer to Chicago—though not with any human cases involved. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said they ...

More: Is it safe to eat eggs as bird flu spreads in Wisconsin?Here are some food safety tips Why is there an egg shortage? Since February 2022, more than 150 million poultry across the U.S. have ...

The bird flu virus, officially known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI-H5N1), is present in wild birds. The virus has not been detected in Wisconsin dairy herds but was found in cattle in ...

Also this wee, Wisconsin confirmed its first human case of bird flu in Barron County. The person who tested positive is a farm worker and one of 19 people exposed to the poultry flock. There ...

Bird flu in Wisconsin, human case detected Wisconsin identified its first human case of bird flu on Dec. 18, 2024, in a worker at a Barron County turkey farm.