COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus was ...
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo announced the death of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo as a result of the Avian Influenza, a highly pathogenic disease in free-ranging waterfowls.
CHICAGO (WGN) — A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo died from avianinfluenza last week, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the ...