“Companion animals, and especially cats, are 100% a public health risk in terms of the risk of zoonotic transmission to ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American consumes approximately 279 eggs each year. That works out to a national total of nearly 100 billion eggs annually.

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard ...

Oregon saw its first case of bird flu in December in a cat that had eaten raw pet food. The second case, in January, came ...

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a ...

Extreme weather is shifting the migratory patterns of birds, increasing the chances of deadly avian flu outbreaks on farms.