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

An emergency declaration of government support is now in effect in Mercer and Darke counties. Both western Ohio counties have ...

An investigation into two severe H5N1 illnesses in exclusively indoor cats found that they may have been exposed by ...

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 ...

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

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

As the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak continues to affect Ohio farmers, two local counties have made a ...

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 ...

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

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

Mercer County is located northwest of Dayton along the Indiana border in west-central Ohio. It has approximately 40,783 residents, according to the county's website. Bird flu, also known as avian ...

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