Avian influenza is a respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds, often through nasal and eye secretions and manure.

Across the United States, bird flu is no longer a concern only for dairy and poultry farms — it’s now knocking on the gates ...

there are no reports of H5 bird flu infections in people in Virginia.” Zoo officials believe the cranes contracted the virus from other wild birds who may have been in contact with them.

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has continued to affect multiple industries in the Richmond area and other parts of the U.S., ...

Here's what you need to know: The Virginia Department of Health says avian influenza has been detected in bird flocks on the Eastern Shore and even at the Richmond Zoo, where two cranes died after ...

Although bird flu numbers aren’t as high in the Shenandoah Valley, experts at the Wildlife Center of Virginia recommend ...

Letter to CDC chief details positive results Jan. 16 amid a commercial broiler flock in Accomack County and Jan. 20 at the ...

Virginia’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has been at the zoo in Richmond ... can get up close and feed penguins are asked if they have pet birds, or have been around ...