Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced plans to spend up to $100M to combat the transmission of the bird flu virus in poultry, adding to the Trump administration's ...

Bird flu strains like H5N1 exhibit genetic flexibility ... Although most strains of H5N1 are sensitive to antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir, clinical guidelines for treating avian influenza ...

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered ... She's also the author of a book about drugs, pain, and the consolations of art, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure ...

Unfortunately, only supportive care is available for cats with bird flu, and no antiviral drugs are yet available." What can pet owners do to protect themselves, their cats and other animals in ...

Getty Nevada Resident Infected with New Strain of Bird Flu: 'We’re Gonna Have Another ... Kennedy advised “intensively test[ing] therapeutic drugs on those flocks” to help develop “a ...

The center regulates animal drugs, food and medical devices has played ... Neither the statements nor the fact sheet addressed cuts to the bird flu response. Other changes: Mass layoffs hit ...

Another disrupted bird flu effort was at the FDA's San Francisco ... Through the center, the FDA has oversight over the safety of drugs and food given to animals, including pets.

She had been closely working to coordinate the agency's bird flu response with CVM's veterinarians, as well as to lead its oversight of human drugs and vaccines for the virus. "I am sad that this ...

Bird flu has been in the news a lot in recent weeks with cats in the Pacific Northwest falling ill and in some cases sadly being euthanized. The outbreak began back in March 2024 in dairy cattle ...

Bird flu outbreaks have forced tens of millions of chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge. So far, the Department of Agriculture has ...