South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

Last year, bird flu killed more than 40 million egg-laying birds. Including ducks and chickens, 148 million birds have been ordered euthanized since H5N1 began spreading around the U.S. in 2022 ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

(This story has been updated with new information, including the location of the diseased ducks.) A dead wild bird found in North Austin this month has tested positive for bird flu, Austin Public ...

Ducks, often asymptomatic carriers, play a key role in spreading these new strains. While H5N9 hasn't infected humans in the U.S., its potential to mix with human flu viruses raises concerns.

Hundreds of ducks die of bird flu along Lake Michigan shoreline 02:13. CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have ...

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer-run conservation project, has warned that the outbreak poses a "serious threat" to local bird life. In January, a northern Illinois farm lost ...

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 ...

The two new confirmed cases are in stable condition and are being treated with Tamiflu. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Outbreaks of bird flu have taken place in other countries in recent years. The World Health Organization reported there were 878 human cases of H5N1 with a 52% fatality across 23 countries between ...

Bird flu symptoms in humans present similarly to the flu and can range from mild to severe. "They can appear within the first three to five days after contact with an infected animal," says Dr ...

Also, on Dec. 18, bird flu was reported in a backyard poultry flock of 88 chickens and five ducks in Kenosha County near the Illinois border. Since early 2022, bird flu has been confirmed in 36 ...