Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. Though there are no ...

Testing of wild birds for bird flu is limited ... Health officials recommend that people who develop symptoms of flu or an eye infection, and have had contact with animals who may be infected ...

“Many livestock and human vaccines are leaky because they block symptoms but do not prevent infection or onward transmission.” The U.S. does not currently vaccinate birds against the avian flu.

What to know According to the CDC, symptoms include a fever ... "If you have poultry, your birds can get bird flu if they have contact with infected wild birds or share food, water sources ...

The bird flu can be spread through wild birds who may not show symptoms but can easily spread it to domestic flocks such as chickens and turkeys. Flocks that are detected to have the disease are ...

If your cat has any symptoms of bird flu, such as a fever ... They can also get it by: Coming in direct contact with infected birds Exposure to surfaces that have the virus on them, including ...

The celebrated Lancaster newspaper columnist Robert B. Risk described ducks this way in his 1893 book, “Observed and Noted’’: “In their dumb, stupid, quacking way they go through the world ...

The affected premises is under quarantine, and the birds were killed ... avian influenza remains low. Symptoms can be mild or severe. Most recent cases of bird flu in the U.S. have caused pink ...