Turkeys in a commercial Sampson County flock have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, the N.C. Department ...

There’s a plant that’s not native to North Carolina, but it’s responsible for the deaths of hundreds of birds in the state each year. Nandina domestica, commonly referred to as Heavenly Bamboo, is ...

In a Jan. 6 news release, the CDC said there have been 66 confirmed cases of bird flu in the United States since 2024, and 67 since 2022. Outside of the United States, more than 950 cases of H5N1 have ...

Only one death associated with bird flu has been reported so far. An NC Department of Labor webpage explains that infection with avian flu can occur by direct contact with infected poultry or ...

So far, no human cases of H5N1 have been reported in North Carolina. On Jan. 15, the CDC said that 67 total cases of bird flu in humans had been reported in the U.S. since 2024. Only one death ...