A global outbreak of avian flu is reaching Arizona, though officials believe the public health risk remains low. According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu has spread in wild birds ...

Avian flu or bird flu was detected in wastewater in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirmed on Monday. All three of the cities conduct wastewater ...

Birds that call Arizona's desert ecosystem home — including the state's iconic cactus wren — are in serious decline, according to a sweeping new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are ...

PHOENIX — Health officials on Friday reported the first Arizona cases of bird flu in humans, stemming from a poultry outbreak at a Pinal County farm last month. The Arizona Department of Health ...

The risk to the public remains low, according to the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA). People that were in close contact with the birds are the most at risk. Samples were sent to the Arizona ...

Enjoy the elegant trogon, a longtime summer visitor to Southern Arizona that now is increasingly staying for the winter. But don't get too attached to the purple finch, because that mountain bird's ...

On Wednesday of last week, I left Prescott around 4 a.m. and began making my way towards Willcox to attend the Wings Over Willcox birding and nature festival. My early ...

Two cases of human avian influenza, also known as "bird flu," have been reported in Arizona. State health officials say the two cases involved workers at a Pinal County commercial facility. PHOENIX - ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across the U.S. There have been nine positive cases involving cats in December 2024 across the U.S., according to the USDA. No cases of ...

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