Cats Have More 'Opportunity' to Get Bird Flu: What to Know
Felines of all varieties tend to explore and hunt smaller prey, such as birds and mice, which can carry bird flu.
Bird flu kills 20 big cats at Washington sanctuary now under quarantine
The Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton was home to 37 big cats - including tigers, cougars and leopards - before the ...
CDC releases new report on bird flu mutations in humans
The CDC warns samples of the bird flu virus show signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans. The CDC ...
Why bird flu could be the biggest health problem in 2025
Malaria, tuberculosis and HIV claim number of lives in the world each year. But as the new year emerges, health professionals ...
Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them
The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets.
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Bird flu, measles top 2025 concerns for Canada's chief public health officer
As we enter 2025, Dr. Theresa Tam has her eye on H5N1 bird flu, an emerging virus that had its first human case in Canada ...
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UPDATE: Sussex County Snow Geese Tests Presumptive Positive for Bird Flu
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is investigating whether a number of snow ...
Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to bird flu threat
The U.S. hasn’t learned lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 ...
Bird flu may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans say scientists after woman caught first severe case in the US
Bird flu could be mutating to become more transmissible to humans, scientists have warned, as the US reported its first ...
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First Severe Human Infection Of Bird Flu Virus In The US Shows Signs Of Mutation
According to the CDC tracker, there have been 66 confirmed cases of bird flu reported in humans since the start of the ...
Can the incoming Trump administration put health above politics?
“We saw that with mpox, we saw that with multiple COVID outbreaks, we’re seeing that with H5N1,” he said. “The exact same ...
New bird flu mutation discovered in the United States
A new bird flu mutation of H5N1 has been discovered in a patient in the US state of Louisiana. Public health officials are concerned the new strain may rapidly develop, increasing its ability to ...