After a Long Island farm was forced to euthanize 99,000 birds due to a bird flu outbreak, the impact of the virus continues to grow nationwide. More than 130 million birds have been infected across ...
The farm is a top supplier of duck for high-end restaurants, including eateries on Long Island and in New York City.
Farmers with Kakadoodle were in its coops on a Sunday earlier this month because a water pipe froze and discovered about 30 dead birds.
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its ...
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue will have to euthanize every bird at the facility after H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in the flock.
The owners of Kakadoodle Farm in suburban Matteson are left in shock after bird flu decimated their operations, leading to the deaths of their entire flock of chickens.
Health authorities need to be concerned about bird flu, but the risk to the public is low. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges ...
While an avian influenza outbreak is threatening the business of Long Island's oldest – and last – duck farm, the risk of a human outbreak of the virus remains low, according to experts.
With two cases of bird flu having been confirmed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, local health officials are issuing advisories and at least one Franklin County farm is taking ...
Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.
The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.
H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...