Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.

Bird flu may not be an immediate threat to humans now, but we shouldn’t get too complacent. Osterholm: At this point, again, the virus, as it is, I don't believe poses a major risk to humans ...

An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington called the ...

Bird Flu Is a Big Deal. Of Course Trump Wants to Defund the Best Way to Contain It. The virus has now hit Georgia, the No. 1 poultry-producing state—and Trump plans to cut surveillance funds.

Bird flu ripped through a Washington state wildlife sanctuary, killing 20 big cats, the center said in a Facebook post, calling the deaths a "significant loss." The first cat got sick around ...

President-elect Donald Trump must contend with the H5N1 bird flu virus circulating among livestock, which experts fear could be the next pandemic. ... This is big,” Davis said.

But everyone worries that the potentially lethal bird flu is on the way. “I hope not,” says Clemente Jimenez, as he fixes a hose at Pastime Lakes, a 1,500-head dairy farm. “It’s a lot of ...

Bird flu takes a big bite out of egg farmers’ wallets. The egg industry has spent millions of dollars on measures to prevent avian influenza from devastating its flocks. February 15, 2025.

Bird flu first became a national talking point in 2022, Smith said. “We started seeing the impact that it was having on our poultry operations [and] the impact on our migratory birds,” he said.

Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to ...