Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a statement from zoo officials on Wednesday. It also announced that ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

While health officials have insisted that the risk to the public remains low amid continued spread, the outbreak has passed ...

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next day. Zoo officials say it was “near certain” that the disease derived from ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...

(Photos courtesy Lincoln Park Zoo) The flamingo, named Teal ... officials said. Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how ...

Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced. The flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and “was just ...

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

The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian ...

Unfortunately, Slater and Teal became the first Lincoln Park Zoo animals ever to contract bird flu. Officials are unsure how the animals contracted the flu and continue investigating its source.

While the Trump administration has halted government health agency communications with the public through the end of the month, concerns abound regarding the continued spread of bird flu that has ...

CBS News Chicago spoke to a wildlife expert at Anderson Humane in South Elgin. She said waterfowl like geese are among the main spreaders of bird flu.