U.S. Department of Agriculture data indicate one commercial flock and four backyard flocks have detected bird flu in New York State. Wild birds − including hooded mergansers in captivity and ...

The flu has been detected in 11,627 wild birds across more than 1,200 US counties since 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outbreak has driven up the cost of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered live bird markets across New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties to temporarily shut down after inspectors detected seven cases of bird flu in ...

They say the avian flu was confirmed in multiple wild birds in both York and Cumberland counties. Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird markets ...

Avian flu has been detected in a backyard flock of 15 ducks and geese in Madison County. Since 2024, avian flu has turned up occasionally in wild birds in several CNY counties.

Sea birds circle La Jolla Cove during high winds. Photo by Chris Stone. Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first ...

The agency said there have been 67 confirmed cases of bird flu in humans in the U.S., with illnesses mild and mostly detected among farmworkers who were exposed to sick poultry or daily cows.

Avian flu has hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices, though officials say no cases have been detected among humans in New York.

The bodies of more than 30 birds were removed from the banks of Shark River in Monmouth County this week, with avian influenza suspected to be the cause of death, local officials said Friday.