The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced an update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resurgence in wild birds. 1/22/25

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is conducting tests as Canada geese continue to be found dead near Gettysburg College in Adams County.

A sick snow goose found in West Philadelphia earlier this month has tested positive for the avian influenza A(H5), making it the first bird in the city to test positive for the highly-pathogenic bird flu,

City health officials say the snow goose was found in West Philadelphia on Jan. 11. Preliminary state testing was positive for bird flu.

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.

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.

The Pa. Game Commission is monitoring a growing outbreak of avian influenza in eastern Pennsylvania. Here's what happened.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health said Wednesday that the city's first suspected case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was detected in a snow goose earlier this month. The sick goose was found in the 1200 block of N. 59th Street near Carroll Park in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 11.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) took the threat of avian flu head-on at a town hall at the 109th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show,

The Keystone State’s vigilance is, so far, keeping the avian flu from spreading to dairy farms.

Avian influenza is suspected in the death of about 200 snow geese found last week in the greater Allentown area, according to information from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Dead birds were recovered from two sites,