Raising billions of animals in crowded, unsanitary conditions heightens the risk of pandemics. We can do better ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed 130 cases of H5N1 avian influenza in domestic cats spread across 23 states, ...

Cat owners are being warned to take precautions as H5N1 continues to spread. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed ...

This isn’t just an animal health crisis — it’s a risk to public health. When animals consume foods containing live virus, ...

Current inflation rates, illnesses in the chicken population, and rising prices have caused some people to consider raising their own chickens, and the Berrien County Health Department is partnering ...

Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...

Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.

"This is how pandemics start." This bird flu, which scientists call highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, is already at ...

The most common way to detect bird flu involves swabbing potentially contaminated sites and sequencing the DNA that’s been ...

Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces Bird Flu Severity in Ferrets, Study Suggests Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human ...

Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...