A snow goose in West Philadelphia ’s Carroll Park neighborhood is the city’s first suspected case of a highly contagious ...

Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in West Philadelphia had highly infectious bird flu.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Department of Health said Wednesday that the city's first suspected case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was detected in a snow goose earlier ...

Health officials in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday the city's suspected case of bird flu found after testing on an ill ...

Avian flu is a common illness among birds, but it can spread to humans and other mammals. The virus is shed through ...

City health officials say the snow goose was found in West Philadelphia on Jan. 11. Preliminary state testing was positive ...

The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.

Despite the havoc it is wreaking on the farm, health officials say the risk of the public getting sick is minimal.

A sick snow goose found in West Philadelphia earlier this month has tested positive for the avian influenza A(H5), making it ...

A sick snow goose has been confirmed to have the first case of Avian Influenza in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health stated that the goose was found on the 1200 block of ...