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.

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 ...

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

Health Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu The zoo received the results of Teal, a Chilean Flamingo, and Slater, a Harbor Seal’s death and they confirm the cause as Avian ...

You may have encountered the term “bird flu” increasingly online and in the media. It refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit ...

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.

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 ...