/tags/bird-flu Bird Flu en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT /health/2015-08-31/ag-dept-hosts-avian-flu-info-meetings-for-backyard-poultry-farmers The North Carolina Agriculture Department has begun hosting avian flu informational meetings for people with backyard poultry operations.If avian flu… Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT /health/2015-08-31/ag-dept-hosts-avian-flu-info-meetings-for-backyard-poultry-farmers Rebecca Martinez /health/2015-08-06/avian-flu-fears-loom-ahead-of-fall-bird-migration The fall bird migration season has poultry producers concerned.U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said avian flu is not dangerous to humans, but it is… Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:49:53 GMT /health/2015-08-06/avian-flu-fears-loom-ahead-of-fall-bird-migration Rebecca Martinez /health/2015-06-22/whats-at-stake-for-nc-with-the-avian-bird-flu The avian bird flu is spreading across the country, and officials in North Carolina are doing what they can to protect the state's birds before the flu… Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:26:03 GMT /health/2015-06-22/whats-at-stake-for-nc-with-the-avian-bird-flu Phoebe Judge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /business-economy/2015-06-11/nc-poultry-industry-prepares-for-bird-flu State agriculture officials are ramping up efforts to protect North Carolina's poultry industry against the avian flu.The bird flu, called H5N2, is not a… Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:30:35 GMT /business-economy/2015-06-11/nc-poultry-industry-prepares-for-bird-flu Jess Clark /health/2015-05-12/nc-officials-preparing-for-avian-bird-flu-outbreak North Carolina officials are closely monitoring an outbreak of the avian bird flu spreading in the Midwest and Western United States. Thirty million birds… Tue, 12 May 2015 21:51:16 GMT /health/2015-05-12/nc-officials-preparing-for-avian-bird-flu-outbreak Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jeff Tiberii