Since the beginning of the year, the Ohio Department of Health said there have been 68 confirmed human cases across the ...

The patient, a Mercer County man who works on a farm, contracted the virus after coming into contact with an infected dead bird.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that over 10 million birds in Ohio alone have succumbed to the bird flu, exacerbating the supply shortage.

The farm worker's condition was not disclosed, though state officials are urging farm workers to take precautions when handling birds. Since mid-January, Ohio has reported 54 H5N1 outbreaks, resulting ...

An adult Mercer County farm worker who was in contact with deceased commercial poultry was infected with the virus, the Ohio ...

OSU professor of veterinary medicine Andrew Bowman says the university helped the CDC in their research. They found that some ...

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has confirmed the first human case of bird flu (Avian Influenza) in the state for 2025.

Veterinarians who worked with cattle had antibodies in their system that showed they had the H5N1 virus, though they exhibited no symptoms and none knew they were working with sick animals, according ...

The first case of bird flu in a human in Ohio has been reported, according to officials. A farm worker from Mercer County, ...

CELINA — Ohio’s first human case of the H5N1, or bird flu, virus has been found in a Mercer County man. According to the Ohio ...

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there ...

Ohio reports its first probable human case of bird flu in a male from Mercer County exposed at a poultry farm.