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Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, according to a statement from zoo officials on Wednesday. It also announced that ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo died from avian influenza last week, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the ...

As bird flu virus continues to spread in people, a Chicago zoo announced this week that two of its animals had died from infection, A beloved seven-year-old harbor seal named “Slater” and a ...

Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced. The flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and “was just ...

Lincoln Park Zoo signage in Chicago, Illinois on June 17, 2018. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was ...