The bird flu that's been in the news recently is a newer version of an older virus that has been killing poultry since at least the 1800s. The avian influenza we are dealing with, HPAI type H5N1, is ...

Your orange tabby might be a vicious mouser. But house cats are not wild animals, and most veterinarians advise against feeding companion animals raw food because of pathogens like salmonella and ...

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in ...

Officials are continuing to investigate a recent bird flu outbreak following reports of one human case and infections in dairy cows in Texas and Kansas. The April 1 announcement from the U.S. Centers ...

Cats of all shapes and sizes have come down with bird flu. First there were barn cats that drank raw milk. In recent days, 20 wild cats at a Washington State animal sanctuary that probably ate ...

For years the importance of Spay/Neutering has been stressed by Bob Barker on TV. Sterilizing cat populations is more important than ever. As bird populations drop, ornithologists, birders and cat ...

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