Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the ...

A sample of the virus found in a critically ill patient in the US has shown signs of mutating to better suit human airways, although there is no indication it has spread beyond that individual.

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the ...