North Carolina among states losing millions of birds to flu in 2025] The bird flu -- also known as the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI -- spreads quickly through the a

A backyard flock in Dare County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. The positive sample was identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh.

Dare County has confirmed its first case of bird flu, according to the county's department of health and human services. A bird in a backyard flock tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1,