California’s first bird flu outbreaks of the 2025-26 winter season have hit close to home. The owner of Reichardt Duck Farm, which sits in the rolling hills between Petaluma and the Two Rock area, ...

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An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed another outbreak of bird flu in a commercial poultry facility in Ottawa County. The outbreak, ...

Bird flu cases are increasing, and a new review suggests the virus might spread between people without causing symptoms. But with limited surveillance and major gaps in data and reporting, the scope ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development has confirmed three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. All three of the new ...

Health officials say the situation is “serious” after a domestic worker was hospitalized in November. H7N9, an influenza virus that normally infects birds such as chickens and wild geese, first jumped ...