Still, the last five years have made many increasingly vigilant about viruses spreading. If you're still concerned about encountering the bird flu, here's what medical experts want you to know.

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

It’s in dolphins, in seals, and in sea lions — in 2023, 24,000 sea lions washed up in South America, dead from avian flu. The flu has been devastating for poultry populations.

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.

Health Bird flu suspected culprit after more than 60 birds die in Plymouth Clusters of birds were found dead at Billington Sea pond in Plymouth, and officials suspect an outbreak of avian flu to ...

A farm worker became the first reported human case of bird flu in Ohio.They join dozens who have become ill with the virus in the U.S. and one person in Louisiana who died. Millions of chickens ...

The particular virus that causes bird flu — H5N1 — itself is not new. It's a disease that originated in east Asia, first detected in China in 1996. The virus has mostly terrorized poultry ...

Although there's a low risk of an avian flu outbreak among wild songbirds, it's advisable to keep feeders and birdbaths clean, the Department of Environmental Conservation said.

A goose found dead at Billington Sea is being treated as a case of bird flu, the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, confirmed Sunday. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at Noon.

Bird flu concerns in Plymouth as dead geese wash ashore 02:08. PLYMOUTH - It has been just over a week since the state cleared nearly 60 dead geese from the Billington Sea in Plymouth and ...

Outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, ... As the disease appears in more mammals—such as sea lions in South America and minks in Europe and China—experts fear that the virus is adapting to better ...

A bird flu outbreak is likely responsible for the deaths of more than 60 Canada geese, swans and other birds in Plymouth, state officials announced as they urged Massachusetts residents to avoid ...