USDA officials said the infection occurred at a non-commercial farm and that the nation’s pork supply is not at risk.

The first known case of avian influenza in a pig in the United States was confirmed at a small farm in Central Oregon on ...

A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

(Courtesy of Oregon Department of Agriculture) Oregon officials announced Wednesday that a severe form of bird flu has been ...

With the fall migration underway, Oregon officials have noted an increase in birds infected with bird flu. Oregon Department ...

Meanwhile, a backyard pig in central Oregon’s Crook County was confirmed to have bird flu, representing the first known swine case of the virus in the U.S. -- Kristine de Leon covers consumer ...

Bird flu was detected in a pig at a backyard ... the pig that tested positive lived on a backyard farm in central Oregon, where different animals share water and are housed together.

Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.

H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.

Oregonians raise about 3,000 pigs every year and at least one just became infected with bird flu. (Courtesy of Oregon Department of Agriculture) State officials announced Wednesday that a severe ...