Roger Mills Co., Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is alerting Oklahomans to a highly contagious bird flu that has been found in a backyard flock in Western Oklahoma.

Amid an ongoing bird flu outbreak causing a shortage of eggs and higher prices, a local chicken farmer told News 9 on Friday that more people are looking for alternatives.

However, there have been reports of the illness in animals in Oklahoma. So far, most all of the bird flu cases have been mild, but a person in Louisiana was hospitalized last week with a "severe" case ...

Since 2022, more than 80 domestic cats and other mammals have contracted bird flu across the United States. Oklahoma reported ...

Has the bird flu been reported in Oklahoma? There have been no reported ... a "severe" case after being exposed to the illness from a backyard flock, USA Today reported. (FILES) A chicken is ...

H5N1 outbreak in the United States began Feb. 8, 2022. The US has lost over 138 million domestic birds. According to the United States Department of Agriculture on Jan. 21, HPAI has been found in ...