Bird flu in cats points to risk of another pandemic

20 Years Of "Very Concerning" Data Concludes Cats Can Catch Bird Flu And Could Pass It To Humans

A major review suggests cats should be systematically monitored as bird flu continues to evolve and spread.

Cat Cases of Bird Flu Spike Causing Alarm

An increasing number of cats are being infected with avian influenza (bird flu), causing health officials to panic about a possible human pandemic. University of Maryland scientists are now calling for increased surveillance of avian flu in domestic cats. 11 Cats In Colorado Test Positive For Bird Flu As More Cat Food Is Recalled This surveillance increase comes after a global review of 20 years of published data reveals a dramatic uptick in fel…

Inside the Race to Track and Stop the Spread of Avian Flu

Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has seen it all when it comes to testing animals for avian flu. Kimberly Dodd, dean of MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, jokes the lab has tested “everything that’s not human.” The increased spread of the latest strains of H5N1 avian flu are in part due to new mutations decimating scores of poultry flocks and dairy cattle around the country. Dodd and other experts are hard at work trackin…

Bird flu in cats points to risk of another pandemic

It's spring, the birds are migrating and bird flu (H5N1) is rapidly evolving into the possibility of a human pandemic. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health have published a comprehensive review documenting research on bird flu in cats and calling for urgent surveillance of cats to help avoid human-to-human transmission.

FPSA - Backyard poultry flocks linked to outbreak of Salmonella; most victims younger than 5

The CDC is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections that are linked to contact with backyard poultry. Information from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says at least seven people across six states have been infected. In previous years, outbreaks that have begun in the spring have grown to include hundreds of patients. As of this week, sick people have been reported in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Uta…

Virologists issue call to action to mitigate rising global bird flu threat - Agriland.co.uk

The Global Virus Network (GVN), which represents human and animal virologists from more than 80 centres of excellence and affiliates based in over 40 countries worldwide, has issued a call-to-action to address the threat of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. GVN’s call-to-action was enshrined in its comprehensive analysis of the virus, entitled ‘Enhancing the response to avian influenza in the US and globally’, which was published…