Raw pet food for cats has been identified as a source of bird flu infection in Oregon house cats. The cats became ill starting in early February after consuming raw pet food manufactured by Wild Coast ...

Wild birds can carry the avian flu without looking sick and spread the virus to poultry birds (such as chickens and turkeys). Among poultry, the virus can cause sickness and death, spread quickly ...

Do not place seed directly on the ground or use platform feeders, which can attract large numbers of birds, deer and rodents. Do not feed wild birds if you have backyard poultry to reduce the risk ...

But with so many pancake mixes out there, you might be wondering which brands are worthy of your breakfast table. We tasted several pancake mixes so you’ll know exactly which boxes (or bags ...

Advertisement There have been no confirmed cases of bird flu in humans in New York state. But cases have emerged recently among wild birds and ... if a human virus mixes with the H5N1 virus ...

Elsewhere in our region, officials in Delaware are monitoring poultry flocks near the Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge after wild birds at the refuge tested presumptive positive for the virus ...

They found that transmission of the virus from wild birds to unvaccinated poultry was more common than transmission to vaccinated poultry, indicating that vaccination does help stem the spread of ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Some common backyard birds like chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers and nuthatches have behavioral strategies for beating the cold winter days when food is scarce. They will take seeds from bird ...

NECESSARY. USDA’S ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE SPECIALIZES IN ELIMINATING AND REMOVING SICK OR DEAD WILD BIRDS. THEIR STAFF ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL.