A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak.

Pet owners must take "proper precautions to reduce the risk of spread," said Dr. Susan Nelson, a veterinarian and professor.

San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the ...

During this interview with dvm360, Lindsay Starkey, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), shares some of the common misconceptions ...