A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten the ...

In the quiet backyards of many rural communities, a small but important animal has sustained families for generations. Known locally as the native pig, this breed (Sus scrofa domesticus) is more than ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in one of five pigs living on a small farm in Crook County where 70 affected ...

CHICAGO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - 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 ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say there is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply The first known case of avian influenza in a pig in the United States was confirmed at a ...