A Multnomah County jury has awarded $808,000 to a Portland man whose 4-year-old cat contracted bird flu and died after eating ...

A case report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week has confirmed something experts ...

As summer approaches, infectious diseases such as H5N1 — commonly known as bird flu — can spread more easily and potentially ...

The CDC advised pet owners not to feed raw animal products to cats and for vets to use protective equipment ...

H5N1 strains have been circulating among wild and domestic birds in the U.S. since 2021. In 2024, it began to cause outbreaks in dairy cows. It also became apparent that cats could catch H5N1 from ...

While further outbreaks of HPAI continue to hit Polish poultry farms, France is the only other European state to confirm ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus is sweeping across all 50 states, hitting U.S. dairy farms and infecting people. The CDC says the public health risk is low, but they are overseeing the situation. What do we ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...

Findings from California dairy farms show H5N1 in air and wastewater, indicating overlooked transmission routes and implications for outbreak management.