A toddler died after catching a rare virus typically only affecting pigeons — and she’s only the fifth person known to have died from the illness. The unnamed 2-year-old girl was brought to Prince of ...

In a recent case report published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described a neurologic disease caused by pigeon avian paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1) that led to the death of ...

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said ...

WASHINGTON – City folks, don’t worry. Nobody expects pigeons, more common than manhole covers, will bring the deadly bird flu virus. Pigeons are not immune from the virus. But tests indicate the birds ...

The agent that caused a dozen Winona pigeons to unexpectedly die last week likely is not West Nile virus, said a state health department official. "You need an active mosquito population, and our ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – Recent cases of the pigeon paramyxovirus, or PPMV-1, have emerged in the Missoula area, affecting local avian species, particularly pigeons. Despite the detection of this virus, ...

NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Several factors contributed to Flaco the owl’s death last month, according to his necropsy. The Central Park Zoo released the results of the report Monday. “In addition to the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was ...

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s celebrity ...