The H5N1 virus has shown a particular affinity for cats, with dozens of feline cases reported since March 2024. While dogs appear less susceptible, they are not immune to infection.

Scientists at the University of Maryland conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 2004 to 2024 to assess ...

Experts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month after drinking recalled raw milk from Fresno ...

House cats are vulnerable to H5N1, too, as Meghan F. Davis, a veterinarian and epidemiologist with Johns Hopkins University, and co-authors recently wrote in a First Opinion essay.

Cats infected with H5N1 can develop severe and fatal illness. We don’t know much more. There is minimal surveillance at state or national levels in the U.S. for companion animal infectious ...

Owner of two cats that died after drinking H5N1 recalled milk threatens to sue. Joseph Journell of San Bernardino cuddles Thursday with his cat Big Boy, who is recuperating from H5N1 bird flu.

H5N1 has been known to infect dogs, especially those with high exposure to waterfowl, though dogs don’t appear to be as susceptible to infection or severe illness as cats.

If cats eat infected rats, they could get H5N1 and spread it to one another and to other species. The black rat’s mobility between farm and urban areas could also speed up the virus’s already ...

Domestic cats could provide an unexpected new route for the bird flu virus H5N1 to evolve into a more dangerous form, according to a new study published on Monday.. In the year since the virus ...

TWO more indoor cats in the US have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after eating potentially contaminated food, health officials have revealed. The owners say they fed their cats Wild Coast Raw p… ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in samples of Monarch Raw Pet Food, and a cat that ate the food is confirmed to have been infected. Latest U.S.

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...