Our research seeks to protect people and our vulnerable pet cats from the emerging threat of H5N1," said Ian Gill Bemis, co-author of the paper and doctoral student studying bird flu in cats.

Here's what to know. Virus spreading: Concerns grow as 'gigantic' bird flu outbreak runs rampant in US dairy herds The short ...

In cats, bird flu tends to be swift and lethal. Although the overall risk to indoor cats is low, Kuchipudi and other experts who study or diagnose the infections say the threat is mounting.

While the number of cases of cats contracting bird flu remains relatively low, the threat is rising. On March 15, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported that over the ...

BIRD flu has been detected in an English farm, it’s been announced. A case of the H5N1 bird flu was found in poultry in West ...