“Surely it’s not just going to be your dog or your cat that’s using that water dish,” Harper said. “Think about the birds ...

Environmental exposure. Bird flu can be transmitted through bird droppings. Pets can be exposed to the disease through environmental exposure, such as coming into contact with shoes that may be ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022. While the ...

A USDA bird flu response plan, updated in May 2017 during Trump’s first administration, incorporated policy guidance based on lessons from influenza outbreaks during the Obama and first Trump ...