Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness ...

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo has closed its Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary as a precautionary measure against avian influenza ...

Medical experts here in Illinois sat down with the I-Team to explain what they're doing to keep bird flu from becoming the next human pandemic.

H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health ...

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

CHICAGO - The avian flu outbreak that has killed millions of chickens nationwide, driving up the price of eggs, is now ...

Where has bird flu been reported in Illinois? Are my pets at risk? Should I still be eating eggs? Here’s what to know about ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

It’s the latest in a string of deaths and infections in and around Chicago. Outbreaks of the virus, also called H5N1 or avian flu, have decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds nationwide.

Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu​ along Lake Michigan.

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