Avian Influenza FAQ: What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens and cows and sickened some Americans.
A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry
Avian flu suspected in lakefront bird deaths
After multiple recent reports of ducks and geese washing up dead on Chicago's lakefront, Illinois wildlife officials tell Axios they believe the deaths are the result of a bird flu resurgence caused by warmer weather.
Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
Chicago Bird Flu Outbreak Leaves Hundreds of Ducks 'Sick or Dead'
The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.
Bird flu leaves hundreds of ducks dead or severely sick along Lake Michigan, monitor group reports
Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.
Hundreds of ducks die of bird flu along Lake Michigan shoreline
Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan. Marissa Sulek reports.
Officials warn residents not to touch dead birds in Chicago amid bird flu outbreak
Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu outbreak sickens and kills many across the region.
Dairy herds in Nevada test positive for newer bird flu strain that’s been linked to severe human infections
Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with ...
Should we be worried about bird flu, the 'unpredictable shape-shifter?'
Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...
Va. Democrats press CDC, agriculture officials for updates on bird flu epidemic
Virginia Representatives are urging for more communication from government health and agriculture officials on updates on the Avian Influenza, or bird flu, outbreak. Virginians’ wallets are taking the ...
Buffalo wings with a side of bird flu? What to know about avian outbreak ahead of Super Bowl
Over 1 billion chicken wings are estimated be eaten during the Super Bowl this Sunday. Will the recent 'bird flu' cases ...
Worried about egg safety? How to properly handle poultry products amid bird flu outbreak
The FDA recommends to keep raw poultry and eggs away from other foods to avoid cross-contamination. Retail market eggs are safe to eat, but the FDA recommends to avoid using cracked eggs. Multiple ...
Egg prices soar as bird flu spreads across the US
Bird flu is continuing to spread across the United States, infecting wild birds and backyard poultry. It's causing egg prices ...
Auburn University’s Medical Director monitoring avian flu, no evidence of human-to-human transmission
With the H5N1 avian influenza virus continuing to spread among poultry and dairy cattle, health officials are monitoring the ...
Avian flu has been contained to one north Alabama county, state veterinarian says
In December more than 100,000 birds, nearly all of them chickens, were killed at the Cullman County farm and a backyard flock in Pickens County.