The Michigan ... HPAI A(H5N1) strain of avian influenza and "increased vigilance is needed to both protect cats from infection and to better understand virus transmission between animal species." ...

A CDC map reveals counties across the US ... the bird flu has infected cows in three more states: Idaho, Michigan and Ohio. No deaths or severe H5N1 cases have been reported thus far in the ...

Samples from both cats were genetically sequenced at Michigan State University’s (MSU) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which identified the H5N1 virus ... rinsing off any animal byproduct ...