The zoo is monitoring their big cats and their habitats after 20 big cats died from the avian flu in Washington.
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kristen Coleman, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Maryland, about the recent cases of bird flu in cats and what steps to take to protect pets.
Felines of all varieties tend to explore and hunt smaller prey, such as birds and mice, which can carry bird flu.
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...
The CDC warns samples of the bird flu virus show signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans. The CDC ...
Pet owners are being warned against feeding raw meat to cats after a house cat in Oregon died from bird flu. Health officials ...
FDA raises recall alert to highest level on Costco eggs over risk of severe illness or death due to salmonella We ‘have our ...
Health experts said while the new finding is concerning, it is not a cause for alarm as the virus has been causing sporadic, ...
Following an alert in early December from Kansas game wardens about geese carrying bird flu into Kansas, the City of Newton said that dozens of dead geese reported in recent weeks at the wetlands on ...
A big cat sanctuary in Washington is temporarily closed and quarantined after bird flu killed 20 wild cats there, including ...
An animal sanctuary in Washington is under quarantine after 20 big cats died amid a bird flu outbreak, the Wild Felid ...