A systematic review, published May 7 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, found a surge in bird flu virus infections among cats worldwide -- both indoor and outdoor -- particularly linked to the ...

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the ...

Bird flu, also called H5N1 avian influenza, is a flu virus that causes severe illness and death in all types of birds. The virus now also affects wild and domesticated cats, which can catch bird ...

Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.

“Bird flu is very deadly to cats, and we urgently need to figure out how widespread the virus is in cat populations to better assess spillover risk to humans,” she said. “We want to help protect both ...

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it’s still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the ...

Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the ...