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Is avian flu over? Wild mammals, including foxes and raccoons, test positive in Texas
Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the High Plains.
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West Nile bird testing suspended in Illinois to prevent bird flu spread
With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...
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Chicago's air among the most polluted as nation undergoes ‘distressing reversal’
The metro area ranked 15th overall for levels of smog, according to a new analysis from the American Lung Association.
Prairie birds—including Illinois' bobolink—in steep decline, study says
The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...
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Bird Flu Flocked Into The Bay! This is How it’s Affecting The Region
The Cal Falcons are gone. Prices of eggs have cracked $9. Bird Flu is present here in the Bay Area.  From rising egg prices ...
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Determining the risk of bird flu to cats
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed 130 cases of H5N1 avian influenza in domestic cats spread across 23 states, ...
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US egg prices increase to record high, dashing hopes of cheap eggs by Easter
FILE - A carton of eggs sit on a counter in the kitchen inside of 5 Rabanitos restaurant in Chicago, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Bird flu outbreaks were cited as the major cause of ...
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Egg prices jump to record high despite Trump’s predictions and bird flu slowing
Bird flu outbreaks were cited as the major cause ... A carton of eggs sit on a counter in the kitchen inside of 5 Rabanitos restaurant in Chicago, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y.