The department cited Moderna’s use of the messenger RNA technology, which it said “remains under-tested,” for the ...

While avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — has long been a concern for poultry and wild bird populations, infections in mammals, especially pets like cats, have historically been rare.

A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants more data before it can be approved.

On May 7, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health published a major study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases documenting research on bird flu in cats and calling for urgent ...

A vaccine under development at the University at Buffalo has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work, detailed in a study ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

The bird flu outbreak, which has been detected statewide in animals including ducks, geese, squirrels, foxes, raccoons and bobcats, now also is being found in household cats in New York ...

I keep seeing headlines about cats contracting bird flu. Should my wife and I be exercising any sort of precautions when it comes to our cat, February, or being around her? Unfortunately ...

Bird flu wasn’t on Tim Hanson’s mind when he fed his cats specialty pet food containing raw chicken. “You go to the pet shop and it was the premium raw food,” he said. “It was finely ...

Another cat food brand has recalled some of its products due to a possible bird flu contamination, health regulators warned over the weekend. Savage Pet has recalled 66 of its large (84 oz.) ...

NEW YORK -- 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 ...