A sick snow goose in West Philadelphia is the city’s first suspected case of avian flu, health officials say
A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious avian flu spreading among birds and cattle across the country, Philadelphia health officials said Wednesday.
Philly's first bird flu case is a sick goose, but threat to humans is low, officials say
Avian flu is a common illness among birds, but it can spread to humans and other mammals. The virus is shed through excretions, such as saliva and feces. Exposure to sick or dead animals is the primary way humans contract bird flu, according to the CDC.
Because of bird flu, there is an egg shortage
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First case of avian flu confirmed in Pennsylvania poultry in 2025The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed the first case of avian flu in domestic poultry in 2025. The positive case was found in a chicken flock on a commercial farm in Lehigh ...
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
An alert on the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area website warns that bird flu could be affecting any geese migrating ...
The first confirmed case of H5N9 bird flu in the United States has been identified in Merced County, California, and control ...
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