That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

The disease, more commonly referred to as the bird flu, was last positively linked to the death of a wild bird in the Garden State in April 2024, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.

Bird flu risk is low for people and there are no identified New York state human cases, but people should avoid direct contact with wild, sick or dead birds and not consume raw, unpasteurized milk ...

NECESSARY. USDA’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE SPECIALIZES IN ELIMINATING AND REMOVING SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS. THEIR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL.

Bird flu has hit the zoo. Over a dozen ducks and wild birds at the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, likely all due to the avian flu sweeping the country. Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died after ...

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form ...

Bird flu has been confirmed in a wild goose found near Dungannon, a buzzard near Moira, and a whooper swan in Portballintrae. The wild goose was the first wild bird to test positive in Northern ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...

Massachusetts officials are warning of a widespread bird flu outbreak suspected in the deaths of hundreds of wild birds. The risk to humans is low, but pet cats are susceptible to the virus and ...

Twenty wild turkeys were found dead in the Smith Hollow neighborhood of Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard over the weekend and officials suspect bird flu was the culprit. Brice Boutot, the health ...

At Punta Leon in Argentina, researchers Luciana Gallo, holding the red bucket, and Marcela Uhart take samples from deceased wild animals to test for bird flu. "It's just like wildfire. I mean it ...