Five deceased waterfowl at Osceola Lake in Hendersonville has tested positive for bird flu (Avian Influenza H5N1).

The Henderson County Health Department says a bird found at Osceola Lake tested positive for H5N1, marking the second ...

A health alert has been issued for harmful blue-green algae toxins in several lakes around Orange County, according to a news ...

A bird found at Osceola Lake in Hendersonville has tested positive for H5N1, or bird flu, the second confirmation of the virus in Western North Carolina in less than a month, officials said Tuesday.

Bird flu is a disease that can affect most species of birds and some mammals, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. These viruses naturally spread among wild aquatic birds ...