Chicago has been named the “rattiest” city for 10 years running, according to pest control company Orkin, and efforts to ...

But bird flu can also infect other animals — such as dairy cows, rats, and cats — after coming into contact with wild birds ...

San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.

Rats have become the latest addition to ... The CDC has not published a press release on bird flu since January 17. Bird flu infections in cats have previously been reported; details of those ...

While the ongoing H5N1 outbreak has affected the United States, it is good to know what the avian flu is and how the virus ...

In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the ...

The USDA's update said that the rats were likely infected after exposure to birds sick with avian flu on nearby farms.

The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.

But bird flu can also infect other animals — such as dairy cows, rats, and cats — after coming into contact with wild birds or poultry. The disease has been detected in all 50 states ...

Officials said the rats were likely infected after exposure to sick birds on nearby farms. The agency noted the Oregon cat infection was likely tied to raw pet food contaminated with the virus.