With emergencies declared for bird flu in Mercer and Darke counties, 2 NEWS is digging deeper into how the virus spreads.

As Ohio leads the country in bird flu cases, there are steps residents can take to help protect themselves, keep their pets ...

The first human case of bird flu in Ohio was reported in a farm worker from Mercer County. There have been 68 human cases of ...

A Mercer County farm worker came into contact with dead poultry that was infected with the disease, the state's health ...

APHIS reports two confirmed flock infections in Ohio, while state agencies report positive HPAI detections in Iowa and Indiana.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio has its first case of bird flu transmitted to a person, according to state health officials. The ...

Health officials said the case involves an adult male farm worker who had contact with deceased commercial poultry.

A worker at a poultry farm in Ohio is the state’s first probable human case of influenza A (H5), also known as highly ...

Bird flu has now spread to humans in a dozen states after public health officials confirmed on Feb. 12, 2025, that an Ohio man had contracted the disease. © 2025 ...

Chickens and turkeys at commercial poultry operations likely became infected with bird flu through contact with migrating ...

Ohio has recorded its first probable case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in humans. According to the Ohio ...

A Mercer County farm worker came into contact with dead poultry that was infected with the disease, the state's health ...