Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said ...

State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu ... 30 birds in Plymouth, has had to be euthanized in Massachusetts due to bird flu.

Bird flu appears to be widespread among birds in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.. The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Massachusetts ...

Plymouth, Massachusetts, officials alerted the public on Sunday that more than 60 birds found dead at Billington Sea are suspected to have died of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.

The current outbreak of the bird flu is the largest Massachusetts has ever seen. It’s now considered widespread, affecting wild birds, poultry farms and — if you’ve noticed the price of eggs at the ...

Smith knew of nine snowy owls that died of bird flu in Massachusetts in 2022, when American officials detected the first signs of infection in wild birds since 2016. “We haven’t seen any cases ...

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, has been present among wild birds in Massachusetts since early 2022, according to the state’s Executive Office of Energy and ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, fears of another widespread outbreak occurring linger — and a recent surge in bird flu cases in Massachusetts is adding to those concerns. A bird perches on a tree branch ...

According to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), a non-commercial, mixed species of non-poultry backyard birds showed signs of bird flu and tested positive for the disease.

"While avian flu strains can sometimes infect people, only a small number of H5N1 cases have been reported in humans since 2022 (one in the United States); there have been none in Massachusetts ...

Bird flu has killed at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild bird population.