05/06/2025 - Bat Tested Positive for Rabies in Tippah County (PDF)
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03/17/2025 - H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock (PDF)
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County tested positive for H7N9 highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai.ms.gov).
03/12/2025 - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock - Noxubee County (PDF)
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County, Mississippi has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
12/31/2024 - Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock - Copiah County (PDF)
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial broiler chicken flock in Copiah County, Mississippi has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian
influenza.
12/31/2024 - Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock - Greene County (PDF)
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial broiler chicken flock in Copiah County, Mississippi has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian
influenza.
08/29/2023 - MS Temporary Exceptions Due to Hurricane Idalia
Due to potential emergency conditions that appear likely due to Hurricane Idalia, Mississippi will make the following temporary exceptions…
05/15/2023 - Key Medical Antibiotics in Veterinary/Human Medicine to Become “Prescription Only” in June 2023
In June 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will implement the Guidance for Industry (GFI) #263…
APHIS Monitors Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
The United States has the strongest avian influenza surveillance program in the world. Through our ongoing wild bird surveillance program, APHIS collects and tests large numbers of samples from wild birds in the North American flyways. It is not uncommon to detect avian influenza in wild birds, as avian influenza viruses circulate freely in those populations without the birds appearing sick. In addition to monitoring for avian influenza in wild bird populations, APHIS monitors for the virus in commercial and backyard birds.