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South suburban Chicago farm loses entire flock of hens

South suburban Chicago farm loses entire flock of hens due to bird flu outbreak

A family-run farm in Chicago's south suburbs was grappling Wednesday with what they said was a devastating case of bird flu.Kakadoodle Farm in Matteson lost its entire flock of nearly 3,000 hens.The saga at the farm began last week,

Chicago Tribune · 3h

Matteson farm loses entire flock of hens to bird flu outbreak: ‘There’s things that are completely out of your control’

Farmers with Kakadoodle were in its coops on a Sunday earlier this month because a water pipe froze and discovered about 30 dead birds.

FOX 32 · 1d

Bird flu wipes out 3,000 hens at Cook County farm: 'Pretty devastating'

COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus was confirmed last Friday after USDA officials conducted testing, forcing the family to euthanize the remaining birds and enter a 150-day quarantine.

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NBC Chicago · 10h

Bird flu Illinois: Latest cases and what you should know as virus spreads

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

The New York Times · 12h

Cats May Have Gotten Bird Flu From Raw Pet Food. Here’s What to Know.

The cases have spurred new pet food safety rules and poultry surveillance efforts. Federal officials who spent the last year grappling with a surge of bird flu infections in cows and people are now confronting a spate of new cases in cats,

Benzinga on MSN · 4h

FDA Investigates Bird Flu Outbreak in Cats Linked to Raw Pet Food

The FDA has investigated bird flu outbreaks linked to raw pet food, which have sickened or killed over a dozen cats in several U.S. states. Reports include 13 domestic cats, one exotic cat, and animals at two big cat sanctuaries.

Bird flu detected in Yolo County backyard flock

FOX 32 Chicago on MSN · 1d

Bird flu confirmed in waterfowl across multiple Indiana counties

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says bird flu was confirmed as the cause of waterfowl deaths in Gibson County last December and is likely behind similar cases reported in 11 other counties.

Sacramento Bee on MSN · 6h

Bird flu found in Yolo County backyard poultry flock, health officials say

Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county off

YAHOO!News · 6h

Yolo County backyard chickens test positive for bird flu

A first-time detection of a specific strain of bird flu (H5N1) has been made in a backyard poultry farm in Yolo County, according to Yolo County officials. H5N1 has been detected in wild birds within the county since 2022,

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Chicago restaurants, consumers paying more for eggs amid bird flu outbreaks

Scrambled or sunny side up, a breakfast staple may cost more in part because of the avian influenza, or the bird flu, which has been spreading for months.

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Seal, flamingo chick die of avian influenza at Chicago zoo

Testing has confirmed that HPAI was the cause of death for Teal, a Chilean flamingo chick, on Jan. 8; and Slater, a harbor ...

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Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo

After two animals died of bird flu in Chicago, the Lincoln Park Zoo’s bird house will be closed for the near future.

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‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, Chilean flamingo at Chicago zoo die from bird flu

The sources of exposure are unclear, but officials said it was almost certainly from contact with an infected waterfowl.

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Bird flu's Illinois impacts include higher egg prices, warnings for pet owners

As highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread, experts say Illinoisans are feeling its impacts even ...

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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...

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Bird flu outbreaks spread to Va., including deaths at zoo in Richmond

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

Chicago flu, COVID vaccine uptake down from recent years, CDPH says

Vaccinations for flu and COVID-19 in Chicago are down from last year, according to a report by local health officials.

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