Head of state veterinary lab says cuts to federal employees will disrupt data sharing, coordinated approach to fighting bird ...

With egg prices so high and Chicago and many suburbs allowing people to raise hens, some are thinking about backyard chickens ...

As Chicago-area shoppers hesitate to reach into grocery coolers when they see the price of eggs, Jim Irwin enjoys going out to his backyard chicken coop on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and Annie Lawson ...

A 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango is Mexico’s first confirmed human case of bird flu, health officials said Friday. Type A H5N1 influenza has been ...

A group representing American egg farmers said it had discussions about the matter, but ultimately, it won’t scramble its ...

Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

The New York State Department of Agriculture confirmed more live animal slaughter markets in Queens have suffered bird flu ...

Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary ...

We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. “We see continued reports of cats with bird flu infection from across the country, and it’s ...

Letting bird flu run through poultry flocks is “not advisable and this ... Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the ...

According to IDPH, about 28% of Illinoisans received a flu shot for the current season. IDPH also is keeping an eye on the spread of bird flu with the now-ceased federal funds. Although the CDC says ...