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, according to data published by the U.S ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

Good afternoon, Chicago Since Friday, hundreds of dead and sick birds have been found along Lake Michigan’s shore — all likely infected with bird flu.

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.

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 ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022.

Reset learns more about avian flu and discusses what this could mean for birds, pets and Chicago-area residents. GUESTS: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago ...

Scientists also know a lot more about H5N1 bird flu than they did the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the US has been preparing for the threat of a new flu outbreak for a long time. ABC7 Chicago is now ...

On her picturesque farm in the suburbs of Chicago, Kimberly Henny is used to having visitors drop by to snap up fresh eggs, honey and vegetables. But as concerns over bird flu ripple across the ...

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, ...