Testing has confirmed that HPAI was the cause of death for Teal, a Chilean flamingo chick, on Jan. 8; and Slater, a harbor ...
After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.
COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus was ...
The sources of exposure are unclear, but officials said it was almost certainly from contact with an infected waterfowl.
As highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread, experts say Illinoisans are feeling its impacts even ...
Officials at Lincoln Park Zoo confirmed Wednesday that a harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo each died of highly pathogenic ...
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
Teal the Chilean flamingo had just been born last fall and Slater the harbor seal was often seen training with keepers ...
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo announced the death of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo as a result of the Avian Influenza, a highly pathogenic disease in free-ranging waterfowls.
Vaccinations for flu and COVID-19 in Chicago are down from last year, according to a report by local health officials.