The family-owned farm is the latest victim of the deadly outbreak hitting poultry, dairy herds and people across the nation.

Flu activity in suburban Cook County jumped from “low” to “high” during the week ending in Dec. 20, according to health ...

COVID-19 and RSV are relatively low in Chicago and Cook County, but it's the flu that's prompting health officials to sound ...

A Northwestern doctor said it's still too soon to tell if the flu shot protects against this new strain called subclade K.

Cows get bird flu, too Since 2024, bird flu has also been detected in dairy cows and their milk. The USDA is monitoring the milk supply; the best way to stay safe is to drink pasteurized milk, not raw ...

A “devastating” wave of bird flu has struck a Freeburg-area farm known for selling a variety of eggs from pasture-raised chickens, ducks, geese and guinea hens. “I was shocked at how fast it went ...

The deadly bird flu virus, H5N2, is a new mutant that has been plaguing poultry production in Europe and Asia for years, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said. Large outbreaks of the virus has ...

A new flu variant is known as “subclade K,” and led to early outbreaks in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada.

Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season. Doll's small farm west of Detroit had no cases of bird flu, despite an ongoing outbreak ...