The Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a case of avian flu (H5N1) in the wild bird population on the Blackfeet ...

H5N1 is known for infecting hundreds of bird species and dozens of mammals. It can travel with waterfowl like ducks, geese, and gulls — many of which stop to nest and rest across Canada. In the early ...

Since first being detected in Newfoundland in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI A(H5Nx), has had a ...

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which ...

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Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...