Avian Influenza found in a pig in the U.S.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has its first case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a pig.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Iowa on Thursday when he shared details of the investigation in Oregon on reported cases of HPAI on a backyard farming operation with a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine.“It’s not H5N1, it’s HPAI. It was a result of wild birds,” Vilsack said. “We tested the poultry, clearly, had the virus that