Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said ...

Bird flu appears to be widespread among birds in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.. The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Massachusetts ...

Smith knew of nine snowy owls that died of bird flu in Massachusetts in 2022, when American officials detected the first signs of infection in wild birds since 2016. “We haven’t seen any cases ...

"While avian flu strains can sometimes infect people, only a small number of H5N1 cases have been reported in humans since 2022 (one in the United States); there have been none in Massachusetts ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially ended its emergency response to the recent bird flu ...

The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a disease caused by viruses found in wild birds and domestic poultry like chicken. This winter, Massachusetts saw its largest ever bird flu outbreak.

Some of the recent wild bird positives were sampled recently in a region where outbreaks were reported at Arizona layer farms ...

Bird flu has killed at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild bird population.