Germany's annual winter bird count revealed a decline in sightings of common bird species, according to the Naturschutzbund (NABU). The organization announced that blackbirds, house sparrows ...
The H5N9 strain was found at a California duck farm that has already lost nearly 119,000 birds to the more common H5N1 variant of the disease, which is formally known as Highly Pathogenic Avian ...
Massachusetts officials report that H5N1 is widespread among wild birds. There have been no confirmed human cases of bird flu so far in Massachusetts. Pets should be kept on a leash when outside.
The detection comes as the nation continues to battle a growing outbreak of another, more common bird flu strain, H5N1, which is rapidly spreading across poultry farms and infected dairy cows. While ...
A human case of bird flu has been found in England, health officials have said. The virus was detected in a person in the West Midlands region who is said to have been infected while on a farm ...
It Smells Like Food. New research shows that certain seabirds associate a scent produced by common plastics with potential meals—much to their detriment. Audubon Spotlight: Brooke Bateman Is on ...
The detection comes as the nation continues to battle a growing outbreak of another, more common bird flu strain, H5N1, that is rapidly spreading across poultry farms and infected dairy cows.
and then developed red eyes ‒ the most common of their symptoms. By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird might have inhaled the virus and therefore become ...
A more common bird flu strain, H5N1, has recently been spreading in US farm animals, although severe cases in people have been rare. H5N9 is a subtype of bird flu, and a version that appeared ...