APHIS acknowledges that “the number of recent interceptions is notable given the infrequency of such interceptions over the ...

A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it ...

The first confirmed case of H5N9 bird flu in the United States has been identified in Merced County, California, and control ...

A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were ...

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H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and ...

USDA/APHIS and the CDFA are expanding the quarantine for sweet orange scab (SOS) in Orange County, California, due to a detection in a ...

LOS ANGELES—On a typical weekday, lunch hour is bustling at Toscana Brentwood, a popular restaurant with the Hollywood elite where it isn’t uncommon to see Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger ...

Fires have been ripping through the forests and scrublands of California for millennia. Indeed, with its combination of long dry seasons and intense Santa Ana winds, the state is uniquely prone to ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has made its way to Puerto Rico. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence ...