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 ...

As the authorities step up enforcement against rodent-related lapses, experts warn that rising urbanisation, climate change and improper waste management would continue to fuel the surge in rat ...

There were frequent crossovers into mammals but limited onward transmission until the first cows were infected — most likely when migrating birds left behind droppings on a dairy that got onto a ...

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, NBC News reported.

The disease, which can be fatal, spreads to people through touching infected birds, droppings, bedding and preparing infected poultry for cooking. Domestic pets as well as wildlife can also carry ...

The disease, which can be fatal, spreads to people through touching infected birds, droppings, bedding and preparing infected poultry for cooking. Domestic pets as well as wildlife can also carry the ...

Though the flocks impacted in Missouri have primarily been commercial, Fisher said backyard flocks are also at risk - especially because wild birds can leave infected droppings in open areas where ...

Sewage is a code word for what?" Sherard asked the teenagers. "Poop!" one student piped up. "Human poop," Sherard said. "Notice I didn't say we get none. I said we get what? Less." Tours like this ...

Those health risks include histoplasmosis, which is a lung infection caused by inhaling fungal spores from bat droppings, or guano ... Certain species of birds can become unwelcome guests when they ...