Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Health officials say the consistent, very low-level detections indicate a high likelihood that H5 bird flu virus is on Kauai.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.

Transmission has largely been documented in poultry. While hummingbirds are likely safe, bird feeders could attract infected ...

Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic ...

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next ...

Avian influenza is an airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds, through nasal and eye secretions and manure. It typically affects wild bird species, such as ducks, geese ...

A Harbor Seal and Chilean Flamingo at the Lincoln Park Zoo died as a result of avian influenza last week, zoo officials ...

A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo died from the bird flu this month at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, officials said.