The number of flu cases in Massachusetts is at its highest percentage in years, according to the Department of Public Health, and they're urging everyone to get vaccinated.

Health and environmental officials in Massachusetts said Wednesday bird flu is now "widespread" in the state.

According to the CDC, 48 states in the country are rated between moderate and "very high" when it comes to cases of respiratory illness.

We are seeing flu case numbers spike upward through the U.S., including here in Massachusetts.

State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the state.

Bird flu has claimed the lives of at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild ...

Bird flu appears to be widespread in Massachusetts, state health and environmental officials said Wednesday.

Flu season isn't over yet in Massachusetts. As of this week, the flu has killed 382 people in Massachusetts this season, according to the state's health department.

Massachusetts environmental and health officials say the bird flu is the suspected cause of death in an outbreak that impacted geese and other wildlife in Plymouth.

Just 38% of Massachusetts residents are vaccinated against the flu, health officials say.

Evidence suggests that bird flu is widespread in Massachusetts and “likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive,” state officials announced Wednesday.