The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
California has also reported bird flu infections in cats fed raw milk or pet food. In one Los Angeles household, five cats got sick — and two died — after eating two kinds of raw pet food. Samples ...
Health authorities need to be concerned about bird flu, but the risk to the public is low. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges ...
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in West Philadelphia had highly infectious bird flu.
City health officials say the snow goose was found in West Philadelphia on Jan. 11. Preliminary state testing was positive ...
A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious ...
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City officials reported on Wednesday that a goose found in West Philadelphia tested positive for highly pathogenic avian ...
Avian flu is a common illness among birds, but it can spread to humans and other mammals. The virus is shed through ...
Health officials in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday the city's suspected case of bird flu found after testing on an ill snow goose.