A conservation group in Chicago says hundreds of red-breasted mergansers, a species of diving duck that typically winters in the Great Lakes region, have been found sick or dead of suspected avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — in the area over recent days. Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds, said on its Facebook page Sunday that the H5N1 bird flu is "posing a seri…

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Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan beaches sparking new fears over bird flu

The infected birds "present with tremors and little ability to move," said a local conservation group tracking the outbreak.

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Chicago bird flu outbreak leaves hundreds of ducks "sick or dead"

When she took her dog out to Oak Street Beach on their morning walk Sunday, Portia Belloc Lowndes came across a scene that was so disturbing, she said, it felt “like a horror show.” Around 20 dead birds lay belly-up on the shore, with no apparent physical injuries. They were common and red-breasted mergansers, a type of diving duck that spends most of its time on the water. “You don’t see them on land; they don’t walk around like mallards and so…

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‘Like a horror show’: Dead birds at Oak Street Beach spark avian flu concerns

Reports of dead birds washing up on Lake Michigan beaches are sparking new fears over bird flu. Some dog owners are worried, but humans should not be.

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Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs.Officials suspect that highly contagious bird flu is the cause of the illnesses found in the mergansers, a species of diving duck that winters in the Great Lakes region.Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, a volunteer conservation group, began receiving reports Friday from people finding “large n…

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Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to officials.

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Dead birds wash up on Lake Michigan shore, officials suspect bird flu

Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs.

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Hundreds of ducks found sick or dead of suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan, local conservation group reports

23 million birds have contracted H5N1 in the U.S. in the past 30 days, according to USDA.

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Hundreds of Ducks Found Dead of Suspected Bird Flu Around Chicago

The avian flu outbreak is leaving a grim scene along Chicago’s lakeshore.

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Dead birds wash up along Chicago's shoreline as avian flu spreads

After H5N1, the current strain of bird flu, reached the United States in 2022, more than 148 million chickens, turkeys and other farm birds have been euthanized. Since last year, when the virus jumped from poultry and wild birds to mammals, the number of human cases rose to 67, with one death. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the outbreak’s potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry, egg prices, and U.S. exports. Source The post The…

Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan

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