Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. The bird flu that is driving up the cost of eggs is also ...

If you’ve been shopping for eggs lately, you’re probably aware that prices are rising as the latest bird flu outbreak takes its toll on the nation’s chickens. The most prevalent strain of the disease, ...

The bird flu outbreak, which has been detected statewide in animals including ducks, geese, squirrels, foxes, raccoons and bobcats, now also is being found in household cats in New York, federal data ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, most cats in the U.S. and other areas where bird flu has been seen are in greater danger now that the weather is warming.

Domestic pet owners, particularly those with chicken flocks, should be on alert for signs of this highly infectious virus.

It's spring, the birds are migrating and bird flu (H5N1) is rapidly evolving into the possibility of a human pandemic. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health have ...

Recent revelations about the transmission of bird flu between humans and cats have prompted increased attention from health authorities and pet owners alike. A study published in the Morbidity and ...

A nationwide egg shortage has sent prices soaring at your local grocery store—and the culprit is H5N1 bird flu. The virus has infected poultry flocks in every US state, with more than 166 million ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cats and birds have a long, complicated relationship. Even the sweetest house cat still carries the instincts of a hunter, and ...

Owning pets makes life exciting and full of joy and many people love cats because they are soft calm and fun to play with. Some people also dream of having a bird because birds are colorful, happy and ...

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and cattle nationally. By Joseph Goldstein See more of our coverage in your search ...