More than 200 birds have died from a presumed outbreak of avian flu at a Chicago-area forest preserve, according to authorities.. The deaths occurred at the Baker’s Lake forest preserve, the ...

The bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses that mostly spreads between birds. One type, H5 bird flu, is behind the outbreaks in the U.S.,and is causing illness in humans, cattle ...

Bird flu. Add Topic. Hundreds of dead ducks washed ashore near Chicago. ... The bird organization told NBC 5 Chicago that around 200 to 300 infected mergansers were reported between Friday and Sunday.

Bird flu spreading in wild birds across the U.S. Between Dec. 29, 2024, and Jan. 17 of this year, there were 65 new detections of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds across 20 states, ...

Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days. Volunteers are finding large numbers of sick and dead birds ...

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The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1. It's the third human case tied to the dairy cattle, H5N1 outbreak, and the second case in a ...

Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors picks up a dead red-breasted merganser at 35th Street Beach to dispose of it, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

The bird flu virus drawing attention today — Type A H5N1 — was first identified in 1959. Like other viruses, it has evolved over time, spawning newer versions of itself.

You may have encountered the term “bird flu” increasingly online and in the media. It refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit ...