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.

Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days.

Avian influenza spreads in birds, cows and other animals, and it can sometimes spread to people. In the United States, there has been 68 total reported human cases and one death.

Slater, a 7-year-old harbor seal, died of avian influenza on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Lincoln Park Zoo ...

In a Policy Forum, Erin Sorrell and colleagues – a coalition of virologists, veterinarians, and health security experts – ...

The Department of Agriculture is considering a plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time, including ...

Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...