The sources of exposure are unclear, but officials said it was almost certainly from contact with an infected waterfowl.

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

Lincoln Park Zoo says testing has confirmed that “highly pathogenic avian influenza,” the bird flu, was the cause of death ...

After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.

Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic ...

The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, also known as H5N1 bird flu, is a viral infection that has seen a large spike in infections across the U.S., in wild birds, poultry, cattle and humans.

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next ...

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo announced the death of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo as a result of the Avian Influenza, a highly pathogenic disease in free-ranging waterfowls.

A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo died from the bird flu this month at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, officials said.