Pet Health News House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose A Risk To Public Health

Bird flu outbreak in house cats: High-risk but survival is possible

Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week, an infected cat was euthanized in California after eating raw pet food. But a University of Maryland-led study appearing in One Health shows ... Read More

Bird flu confirmed in Galveston County

Galveston County health officials are warning the public not to touch dead birds after cases of avian influenza were confirmed locally. Read More

Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut ... Read More

Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

As birds fly south for the winter, they're carrying with them some unwelcome cargo: the H5N1 virus, or bird flu. In the past 30 days, the virus has struck 66 poultry flocks, leading to the deaths of ... Read More

Fall bird migration raises risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; local backyard poultry flock euthanized

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As wild birds begin to migrate during the transition into fall, the risk for transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to domestic birds will increase, as seen ... Read More

H9N2 Bird Flu Virus Could Pose Human Pandemic Risk, Experts Warn

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become ... Read More

This Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic Risk

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become ... Read More

First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?

After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if you’re at risk of getting sick. Read More