140 wild birds in N.J. likely died from the bird flu. Here’s why that’s important.
Since the beginning of the outbreaks in poultry and cattle, almost 135 million birds and more than 900 cattle herds have been affected nationwide. A significant number of wild animals – such as raccoon, skunks, foxes and bobcats – as well as marine mammals and domestic cats have also died from the virus.
The Latest on Bird Flu in Humans, Cats and Chickens
H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats
3,000 hens at Matteson farm die in bird flu outbreak
Kakadoodle Farm is under a 150-day quarantine after bird flu culls flock. The owners are now looking into how to re-launch once the quarantine is lifted. "People that go through hard times, they can either ask,
Thousands of chickens dead in bird flu outbreak at Chicago area farm
The saga at the farm began last week, when a handful of chickens started dying without any symptoms at Kakadoodle Farms in Matteson. As Andrew Ramos reports, investigators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture determined bird flu was to blame.
South suburban chicken farm decimated by bird flu
The owners of Kakadoodle Farm said they lost almost 3,000 hens to avian flu. MariKate and Marty Thomas said they initially thought, when 30 of their chickens began dying without symptoms last week, the freezing weather was to blame.
Bird flu has been reported worldwide. Is it a threat to humans? What the CDC recommends.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...
Matteson farm loses entire flock of hens to bird flu outbreak: ‘There’s things that are completely out of your control’
Farmers with Kakadoodle were in its coops on a Sunday earlier this month because a water pipe froze and discovered about 30 dead birds.
Bird flu found in Yolo County backyard poultry flock, health officials say
Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county off ...
Bird flu found in 1.4 million more Ohio chickens weeks after detection in separate flock
Avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in 1,432,000 chickens in Mercer County, , according to the USDA, just weeks after the Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the infection of 931,302 birds in ...
Bird flu: MassWildlife asks public to monitor sick birds, deaths
After birds across Massachusetts died from the bird flu this week, state officials from MassWildlife have asked the public to monitor deaths for the animals. The information is being collected through ...
Bird flu identified as cause of death in waterfowl across Indiana counties
Public health officials say avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified as the cause of death for waterfowl in numerous Indiana counties.
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Avian flu detected in wild birds and Suffolk County poultry farm
State officials are ramping up testing and urge farmers to strengthen biosecurity as efforts intensify to protect New York ...
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Bird flu spreading among cats, often through contaminated raw food
Cats and birds aren't exactly similar but they're both proving to be susceptible to avian influenza A (H5N1) -- bird flu in other words. Since the bird flu ...
Bird flu outbreak hits Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue; 99,000 birds being euthanized
Established in 1908, the Aquebogue site is the last commercial duck farm on Long Island, once world-renowned for its ducks.
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DNR expands collection efforts of dead wild birds amid avian influenza
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is expanding its collection efforts of wild bird carcasses amid the highly ...
Bird flu likely killed dozens of Canada geese, swans, other birds in Massachusetts
The circulating bird flu likely caused the death of more than 60 Canada geese, swans, and other birds in Plymouth, according to state environmental and health officials. The recent suspected outbreak ...