Lincoln Park Zoo said the specific source of the exposure of the animals to bird flu, or H5N1 virus, is not known.

Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat ...

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Flu season is here in New Jersey, but other illnesses are in full swing in the Garden State. Here are the symptoms and how ...

A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo at the Lincoln Park Zoo died as a result of avian influenza last week, zoo officials ...

Cases of influenza, other contagious respiratory ailments and norovirus are surging in the Schuylkill County region, area ...

Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

If you do continue to fill your bird feeder, or are around potentially contaminated birds for another reason, Itle recommends avoiding contact with any bird that is dead or appears sick. Itle also ...

Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger ...

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next ...