Cats, dogs die from rare bird flu infections as virus spills over into mammals
In extremely rare cases, bird flu can infect and kill cats and dogs when the pets eat birds with the disease.
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In extremely rare cases, bird flu can infect and kill cats and dogs when the pets eat birds with the disease.
Poultry-industry groups fear inoculating against the virus would hurt exports
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu.
US officials will begin testing avian flu vaccines in birds for the first time in years amid a record-breaking bird flu crisis that has killed more than 58 million birds, many which are commercial poultry.
The global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza has devastated the commercial poultry industry and wild birds in recent years.