Hundreds of ducks found sick or dead along Lake Michigan in H5N1 bird flu outbreak
The outbreak started in December and has now spread from a few reports in the suburbs to hundreds in the city, along Lake Michigan, over the last week.
Several hundred ducks found dead from suspected bird flu along Lake Michigan
The largest concentrations of sick mergansers were found Saturday at North Avenue Beach and Oak Street Beach. Other birds with symptoms were reported from Hyde Park to Wilmette between Friday and Sunday.
Avian flu suspected in lakefront bird deaths
After multiple recent reports of ducks and geese washing up dead on Chicago's lakefront, Illinois wildlife officials tell Axios they believe the deaths are the result of a bird flu resurgence caused by warmer weather.
Hundreds of ducks sick, dead in bird flu outbreak — WGN Evening News
H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials. (
Hundreds of Ducks Found Dead of Suspected Bird Flu Around Chicago
Roughly 200-300 ducks have been found dead in Chicago and the northern suburbs around Lake Michigan in recent days, according to a new report from local news outlet NBC5. The red-breasted mergansers have died of suspected bird flu,
Bird flu ravaging Chicago duck population, local bird monitors say
From Hyde Park to Wilmette, wildlife monitors say they’ve discovered around 300 red-breasted mergansers dead or dying since Friday. The largest clusters were found at North Avenue and Oak Street Beaches.
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