Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) featured prominently in the news during 2020 as it took the lives of millions of ...

Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.

Elephant seal pups chubby from nursing snorted through snotty noses on Thursday at the Piedras Blancas rookery — but not because they were sick. In San Luis Obispo County, the elephant seals appeared ...

The number of elephant seals infected with avian flu has grown to 16 total in San Mateo County. Experts say in addition to elephant seals, a southern sea otter and a California sea lion have also been ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. The preserve and ...

Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of ...

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the California coast, the disease has spread to other marine mammals, researchers ...

Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County will once again allow the public access to viewing elephant seals on Saturday after about six weeks of restricting access amid an outbreak of avian flu that ...