A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious ...
Avian flu is a common illness among birds, but it can spread to humans and other mammals. The virus is shed through ...
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 ...
More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture. The disease ...
Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in West Philadelphia had highly infectious bird flu.
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 ...
An HHS spokesperson said the agency and the Agriculture Department have “collectively committed $2.5 billion to prepare for and respond to the avian flu outbreak.” “We have done our jobs day ...