Wild-bird detections have also spiked, especially in migratory blue-winged teal. In Kansas, 20 hunter-harvested blue-wing ...

Infectious H5N1 avian influenza virus can persist in raw-milk cheeses while they are being made and for up to 120 days of aging, depending on the milk's ...

Throughout the weekend of October 4-5, 2025, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists, along with ...

The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years, as Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government. The 55-45 vote ...

Proteins and genetic material from H5N1 influenza viruses have been found in pasteurized milk in the United States, but a study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shows those inactive viral ...

Pasteurization completely inactivates the H5N1 bird flu virus in milk — even if viral proteins linger. Drinking properly pasteurized milk contaminated with avian influenza remnants won’t increase ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A California veterinarian successfully treated two cats suspected of having H5N1 bird flu with Tamiflu. In the ...

Planned Parenthood's two clinics in Louisiana closed on Tuesday over challenges that the organization said made it unfeasible to operate there. The clinics were in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) this week asked the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to the Pelican State. Landry’s office, in a press release, said the governor submitted a request ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he has formally requested federal assistance (RFA) to activate up to 1,000 Louisiana National Guard personnel under Title 32. Landry announced his intentions during an ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday shuttered its two clinics in Louisiana over what the organization said were mounting financial and political challenges that made operating in the ...