2 days ago · Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu outbreak sickens and kills many across the region. The warning comes amid ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is closely monitoring the bird flu situation and risk bird flu poses to people. For Chicagoans who know they have been exposed to bird flu, CDPH monitors their health for 10 days after their exposure.

3 days ago · Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials. The ...

2 days ago · A group of dead mergansers on Chicago’s lakefront. (Courtesy of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors) Avian influenza has been circulating in wild birds since the late 1990s, with some strains deadlier than others. The latest strain, H5N1, which broke out in 2021-22, is what’s known as “highly pathogenic” or HPAI for short, meaning it causes ...

2 days ago · Annette Prince, director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, told NBC Chicago that between 200-300 infected mergansers were reported to her organization over the weekend. Volunteers from the group counted about 100 dead birds over the weekend, Prince told Block Club. ... H5N1, or bird flu, is caused by the avian influenza A virus, which ...

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds, said in a post on its Facebook page Sunday that the bird flu outbreak “is posing a serious threat to the bird life in the Chicago region this winter.”

3 days ago · At least 22.96 million birds have been confirmed to have contracted H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. during the past 30 days alone, according to data from the USDA’s website, with 82 commercial flocks ...

3 days ago · The Brief. Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days. Volunteers are finding large numbers of sick and dead ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Bird flu is increasingly sparking concern across the country and in Illinois, following news this week of the first human death from the virus in the U.S., and of birds found throughout...

Dec 30, 2024 · While the flu poses minimal immediate risk to humans, experts warn that the virus’ rapid spread among birds and mammals could increase the likelihood of mutations, potentially creating a strain more transmissible to humans. So far, Illinois has reported no human cases of …