Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said ...

Smith knew of nine snowy owls that died of bird flu in Massachusetts in 2022, when American officials detected the first signs of infection in wild birds since 2016. “We haven’t seen any cases ...

Bird flu appears to be widespread among birds in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.. The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Massachusetts ...

Andrew Vitz, the state ornithologist at MassWildlife, said the current strain of bird flu impacting Massachusetts arrived in North America by wild birds in late 2021.

"While avian flu strains can sometimes infect people, only a small number of H5N1 cases have been reported in humans since 2022 (one in the United States); there have been none in Massachusetts ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, has been present among wild birds in Massachusetts since early 2022, according to the state’s Executive Office of Energy and ...

Goldstein: We here in Massachusetts have H5n1 avian influenza in wild birds that are flying around the state in and out of the state, and also in the domesticated bird. So those backyard flocks that ...

now, massachusetts has been battling this strain of the avian flu since 2022, after it was brought to north america by wild birds in brockton, dead swans and ducks. A STRIKING SIGHT ON THE SHORE ...

New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

Bird flu has killed at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild bird population.