The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in a non-commercial farm flock in southern Washington County. DEM staff ...

Staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 birds to minimize their suffering from the infection and prevent the spread ...

GoLocal interviewed Dr. Philip Chan on GoLocal LIVE on the risk of the H5N1 bird flu on humans. Each week, Dr. Chan discusses important health issues.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hasn't had any human cases of bird flu, and the H5N1 avian influenza hasn't been detected in any commercial bird flocks here. The DEM considers backyard flocks to be "a ...

H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a flock of around 40 birds in Washington County, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. RIDEM’s Animal Health Unit has since ...

As avian flu spreads throughout the country, not even Block Island is immune from its effects, and this week the Rhode Island ...

As H5N1 spreads rapidly, wild birds remain at risk. Here’s what to know about the outbreak and how to keep your feathered ...

A school-aged child in Texas is the first reported individual to die from measles amid an outbreak in the South Plains and ...