2 cats test positive for bird flu in New York City. Here's what vets want pet owners to know.
Two cats in separate New York City households have tested positive for bird flu, the city health department says.
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New York City
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy
Bird flu detected in dead NYC cats is linked to this pet food
Two cats died as a result of the bird flu infections after experiencing fevers and severe respiratory disease.
Two house cats infected with bird flu in New York City: health officials
Health officials urged pet owners not to let their felines roam outdoors or feed them raw food or raw milk — common ways avian influenza can be transmitted.
Two NYC cats dead from avian flu, including 8-month-old kitten: ‘Just tragic’
The owner feels so bad. The whole thing is just tragic. She feels terrible. She feels like she killed her cat.”
Raw pet food connected to deadly cases of bird flu among NYC cats
As many as three cases of bird flu found in New York City pet cats, two of which were deadly, have been connected to a brand of raw pet food, according to city officials.
NYC health officials provide update on bird flu detected in cats
The New York City health department provided an update Saturday on raw pet food leading to bird flu cases in cats.
Brooklyn kitten ID’d as second NYC avian flu victim after contracting virus from another cat
A Brooklyn kitten has been identified as the second confirmed feline victim of avian flu in New York City — having contracted the contagion from another infected cat. Valentino, a 1-year-old domestic shorthair,
Bird flu infections in NYC cats linked to raw pet food, officials say
The New York City Health Department has rolled out a few tips for pet-parents after two cats from two separate households were infected with bird flu. One of the cats infected with the bird flu was an 8-month-old kitten on the Upper West Side that consumed raw chicken from Savage Cat,
H5N1 bird flu virus is stable and infectious in raw milk cheese for months, study shows
Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...
Why the U.S. Doesn’t Vaccinate Poultry Against Bird Flu
Without a new policy including vaccines, the government will continue to slaughter every flock with a bird flu infection to ...
Egg, poultry ‘price gouging’ reports in NY up more than 840% amid bird flu outbreak
It’s time to crack down. Complaints of illegal egg and poultry price gouging in New York state are up more than 840% in 2025 ...
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Hundreds of pelicans dead from suspected bird flu on Cape Hatteras
Nearly 400 birds — mostly brown pelicans — were found dead from suspected bird flu in Hatteras, N.C. in late February, an ...
Scientists Develop Rapid Bird Flu Detector for Airborne Test
A research team led by Rajan Chakrabarty, leader of the Aerosol Interdisciplinary Research (AIR) group at Washington University, developed the sensor using electrochemical capacitive biosensor (ECB) ...
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance works to keep animals safe amid bird flu concerns
Experts say birds are under some of the highest risk right now for bird flu, but the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance is ...
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say ...
Avian flu has reached panzootic levels, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of birds worldwide
Wild species face an overwhelming threat from this virus and need as much help as we can offer them to help them ...