Yolo County officials confirmed on Thursday the presence of the highly contagious bird flu known as H5N1 in a backyard poultry flock.

Avian influenza, H5N1, had been detected in wild birds in Yolo County since 2022 but never before in a backyard poultry flock, according to a Thursday news release from county off ...

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ...

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

House cats are not wild animals, and most veterinarians advise against feeding companion animals raw food because of pathogens like salmonella and listeria. The risks of raw diets have become even ...

California has also reported bird flu infections in cats fed raw milk or pet food. In one Los Angeles household, five cats got sick — and two died — after eating two kinds of raw pet food. Samples ...

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration said it is tracking multiple cases of H5N1 bird flu in domestic and wild cats, including ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture is warning of bird flu in pets after a cat recently tested positive for the illness.

Two people are sick and in isolation in Oakland County and nine others are being monitored after they had direct contact with H5N1 bird flu from an infected ... The two people who are ill have ...

The main symptoms of bird flu include a high temperature or feeling ... There is a small risk to cats or dogs if they catch wild birds that are infected, though common garden birds have a lower ...