Should we be worried about bird flu, the 'unpredictable shape-shifter?'
Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...
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Bird Flu Toll Continues to Rise in Chicago. Are Massive Die-Offs the New Normal?
Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...
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More than 100 dead birds found along lakefront beaches; avian flu suspected
As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...
Chicago-area restaurants, bakeries scramble for essential ingredient as egg prices skyrocket
Some bakeries and restaurants around the Chicago area have already been left shell-shocked by raising egg prices.
Bird flu leaves hundreds of ducks dead or severely sick along Lake Michigan, monitor group reports
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.
Hundreds of dead ducks washed up on southern Lake Michigan shore. Why? And could it happen again?
While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.
Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan beaches sparking new fears over bird flu
Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...
Chicago shoppers seeing egg shortages and prices soaring above $7 in several stores
Shoppers in some parts of the country are finding empty egg shelves in their local grocery stores. And some grocery stores ...
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Outbreak of Bird Flu Suspected in Mass Deaths of Red-Breasted Mergansers Along Chicago's Lake Michigan Shoreline
Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been affected by a bird flu outbreak on Chicago's Lake Michigan shoreline, raising ...