Knysna is the crowning jewel of South Africa's famous Garden Route, the coastal stretch known for its beaches, indigenous forests and charming towns. Knysna is situated on a vast lagoon and won fame ...

Egg prices are expected to increase by 20% in 2025, largely due to the spread of a highly pathogenic avian influenza. That's ...

Even on a rainy Wednesday, at Swiney Farms - also known as Blackyard Chickenz - business is on the sunny side. Owner Reec Swiney started out with just two chickens four years ago. His flock has grown ...

Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally ...

since emerging in 2020 in Europe, the current bird flu strain, H5N1, has been declared the largest avian flu epidemic ever on that continent and has spread to Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Separately, the FDA has linked ready-to-eat mini pastries imported from Canada with a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 18 in the U.S. Other outbreak news is on mpox, measles, flu, covid, ...