The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says bird flu was confirmed as the cause of waterfowl deaths in Gibson County last December and is likely behind similar cases reported in 11 other counties.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as the cause of death in waterfowl in Gibson County in December and suspects HPAI as the cause of waterfowl deaths in Allen,

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spread throughout Indiana. A fourth case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in an Allen County (northeastern), Indiana commercial egg production operation.

APHIS reports new cases in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and Virginia and offers new information on the situation in Indiana.

They say members of the public should avoid contact with sick waterfowl and other sick wildlife whenever possible.

Signs of avian flu in waterfowl include sudden death, lack of energy and appetite, nasal discharge, cough, sneezing, lack of coordination and diarrhea. Birds could also show head, neck and eye swelling as well as neurological impairment such as swimming in circles, tremors and twisted neck.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been identified as the possible cause of waterfowl deaths in several areas, including Allen County.

A positive test for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found near Fort Wayne in Allen County on a commercial poultry farm. According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health, the far

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is encouraging anyone who interacts with waterfowl to use extra precautions as the avian influenza has now been responsible for their deaths in a dozen Indiana counties.

A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Jay County (east central), Indiana commercial turkey operation. Denise Derrer Spears with Indiana’s Board of Animal Health says more than 18,

MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Bird flu was detected in 1.4 million Ohio chickens weeks after it was detected in nearly a million birds in a different flock.

The latest poultry outbreak confirmation from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) includes a detection in Georgia at a broiler farm that houses 45,500 birds in Elbert County, located in the northeastern part of the state.