The Highly Pathogenic avian influenza virus is a highly contagious disease that spreads among birds and other animals.

The Kern County Fire Department placed a new water tender into service in Wasco on Friday to ensure access to water in rural areas that often have none. The 2,100-gallon apparatus can pump up to 1,250 ...

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Three ducks died of the disease at the Queens Zoo, while three more ducks and nine wild birds that died at the Bronx Zoo were being tested for the virus, according to the parks’ operator.

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Bird flu has hit the zoo. Over a dozen ducks and wild birds at the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, likely all due to the avian flu sweeping the country. Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died after ...

NEW YORK -- At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died of avian flu at two New York City zoos, according to the organization that operates the facilities. The Wildlife Conservation ...

Other birds swimming in the river looked sick, their necks drooping low to the water. She contacted the ... A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Larry Hajna ...

The cases were found over the past week at live bird markets in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx through routine inspections, Hochul said. “For a week-long period, no poultry can be delivered to ...

Live bird markets on Long Island, Westchester and New York City will have to shut their doors after an outbreak of bird flu was discovered in the city by state agriculture officials. A total of 80 ...

"It could be that [animals] poop in the water and the other animals drink [that water]." Wild birds are particularly well suited to take this virus global — and fast. "If the natural reservoir ...