How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy
Can Pets Get Bird Flu? 7 Symptoms to Look for in Cats and Dogs
Bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since cases of the disease have surged, sending egg prices soaring and people into a slight panic of catching the disease. We know the risk of bird flu for humans is low.
How to protect your pets from bird flu
In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the primary route of exposure for pets in the current outbreak, says Coleman. If an outdoor cat catches an infected bird or rodent, that can make them sick.
How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into smaller and smaller areas as people destroy wetlands, experts say. And after birds pass it to each other,
Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered
Cats are susceptible to avian flu, heightening concerns about bird flu spreading from stray and domesticated cats to humans, and eventually from humans to humans.
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Worried your cat is at risk for bird flu? Here's how to spot it
Stay informed, practise good hygiene and seek prompt veterinary care to protect your cats from avian influenza
Another Cat Food Recalled for Possible Bird Flu Contamination
A Washington state pet food company is recalling one of its products due to possibility of it being contaminated with bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. It's the third recall related to H5N1, also called avian influenza, in just four months.
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
Cat food recalled due to potential bird flu contamination
A Washington state-based company has announced it has issued a voluntary recall for a brand of cat food due to potential bird flu contamination.
The Latest on Bird Flu Research, Infected Cats, and More
No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus
Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1 bird flu was first reported in Texas dairy cattle. The change is one that researchers have dreaded finding because it is associated with increased mammal-to-mammal transmission and disease severity.
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‘No treatment’: Local veterinarian offers ways to keep pets safe from bird flu
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How worried should I be about bird flu?
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Why the U.S. Doesn’t Vaccinate Poultry Against Bird Flu
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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.