ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is going to start testing raw cow milk Monday for avian influenza.

When the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus made its first appearance at a U.S. poultry farm in February 2022, roughly 29,000 turkeys at an Indiana facility were sacrificed in an attempt to avert a larger outbreak.

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency due to a trifecta of bird flu strains. The state's Department of Agriculture provides more information about how this move can help farmers.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is launching a new pilot program to test unpasteurized milk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), on Monday, Feb. 24.

Poultry diseases are running rampant across several Midwest states. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says producers in his state are dealing with highly pathogenic avian influenza,

A non–peer-reviewed study published on the preprint server bioRxiv suggests that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus shed in poultry droppings can be transmitted by the wind, a possibility that other experts say can't be ruled out but is also very difficult to prove.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry from samples taken at a Crow Wing County farm. According to a news release from Crow Wing County,

Advocates seeking to protect meatpacking workers are sounding the alarm on the bird flu before it's out of control. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, currently, there are 70 confirmed human cases in the U.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Starting next week, the state of Minnesota will begin testing raw cow milk for highly pathogenic avian influenza in compliance with USDA regulations. Since last year, a total of nine cases of bird flu have been reported in cows across Minnesota.

(Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency over the rise ... among poultry and has been triggering outbreaks in the state since 2024. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and the H5N1 bird flu virus are viral infections circulating among wild ...

Avian flu has recently been confirmed at a farm in central Minnesota. Highly pathogenic avian influenza was reportedly found in poultry at a farm near Fort Ripley. The