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The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing bird flu outbreak in the United States and how people can protect their pets. Bird flu, or H5N1, has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals. It was first confirmed in […]
A pet food company in Oregon has issued a voluntary recall of its raw and frozen products, as state officials investigate the bird flu death of a cat that they linked to its food. The big picture: Northwest Naturals’ recall of its 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe brand also prompted Los Angeles County health officials to […]
Twenty big cats, including a Bengal tiger, four cougars, a lynx and four bobcats, have died after contracting bird flu at an animal sanctuary in Shelton, Washington. The big cat deaths come as bird flu, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, has spread rapidly through poultry flocks and dairy herds in the US, infected and killed […]
A voluntary recall was issued for a line of raw and frozen pet food after a cat died of bird flu, a case that Oregon officials connected to the feline’s contaminated food. Northwest Naturals told consumers on Tuesday to toss their Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food if its sell-by date falls between May […]
Former President Clinton was discharged Tuesday morning after being hospitalized a day earlier for flu, according to his spokesperson. “He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received,” spokesperson Angel Ureña added […]
(Bloomberg) — New Zealand officials say they have contained an outbreak of bird flu to a single site in the southern region of Otago. Farms linked to the original site, which tested positive for avian influenza on Dec. 1, have been confirmed as free of the virus after testing on thousands of samples at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah’s bird flu outbreak is showing a downward trend according to Utah’s top veterinarian. H5N1, commonly referred to as bird flu, is an avian virus that primarily affects birds and cattle but is also known to spread to humans who have had close contact with infected animals according to the […]
CDC officials said that bird flu is still mainly an animal health issues and that the risk to the general public remains low. (AP) — Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through […]
WASHINGTON — A Louisiana resident has contracted the country’s first severe case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a human, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The unidentified person is believed to have been infected with the virus through sick or dead birds on their property that were not part of a […]
The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. This marks the first instance of severe […]