Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

After H5N1 bird flu was detected in elephant seals gathered at Año Nuevo State Park, other marine mammals have also succumbed, including a sea otter and sea lion. So far, only animals in San Mateo ...

Officials are bracing for a potential bird flu outbreak in Central Florida. Several birds have died along the Space Coast recently and have been sent out for tests. Mass migrations of birds from up ...

Infection can also be transmitted to people by touching surfaces contaminated with infected bird mucous, saliva or feces and then touching their eyes, mouth or nose, or if liquid contaminated splashes ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is monitoring the continued spread of avian influenza in wild birds as spring migration begins across the state. Strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been ...

But why? Experts refer to the disease impacting both domesticized and wild birds as HPAI — though most Americans would recognize the illness as bird flu, or avian influenza. As of Feb. 26, the 2026 ...

Bird flu (H5N1) confirmed in a Jefferson County poultry flock. Risk to the public is low; officials urge biosecurity and avoiding sick or dead birds.

According to the governor's office, more than half of all avian flu cases in the United States are in Pennsylvania.

Visitors to the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area are being asked to stay in their vehicles. And some recreational areas ...

More than 1.2 million laying hens in Wisconsin have been struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza, while new flock infections have also been reported in the states of Indiana and Delaware.