Pig infected with bird flu for first time in US, health officials confirm [Video]

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The infected pig was from a backyard farming operation that had a “mix of poultry and livestock,” the press release stated.

The USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed that this was the “first detection of H5N1 in swine” in the U.S.

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“The livestock and poultry on this farm shared water sources, housing and equipment; in other states, this combination has enabled transmission between species,” the release noted.

The infected pig did not display symptoms of illness, but was tested — along with four other swine — out of “an abundance of caution” after other animals on the farm tested positive.

“There is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply as a result of this finding.”

Out of the other five pigs tested, two were negative and two still have pending results.

“This farm is …