3 days ago · Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu outbreak sickens and kills many across the region. The warning comes amid ...

General information about H5 bird flu is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with a summary of the current situation. Virus can spread through the saliva, mucous, and feces of infected birds, or through body fluids (e.g., milk) of other infected animals.

4 days ago · Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials. The ...

2 days ago · A group of dead mergansers on Chicago’s lakefront. (Courtesy of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors) Avian influenza has been circulating in wild birds since the late 1990s, with some strains deadlier than others. The latest strain, H5N1, which broke out in 2021-22, is what’s known as “highly pathogenic” or HPAI for short, meaning it causes ...

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds, said in a post on its Facebook page Sunday that the bird flu outbreak “is posing a serious threat to the bird life in the Chicago region this winter.”

3 days ago · The Brief. Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days. Volunteers are finding large numbers of sick and dead ...

4 days ago · At least 22.96 million birds have been confirmed to have contracted H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. during the past 30 days alone, according to data from the USDA’s website, with 82 commercial flocks ...

2 days ago · Health officials think that dead and sick birds showing up between Hyde Park and Wilmette could be a sign that the highly contagious bird flu is spreading in the Chicago area. Reset learns more ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout...

3 days ago · Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, told NBC Chicago that between 200-300 infected mergansers were reported to her organization over the weekend. Volunteers from the group counted about 100 dead birds over the weekend, Prince told Block Club. ... H5N1, or bird flu, is caused by the avian influenza A virus, which ...