Bird Flu & Factory Farming: Cruel Mass Animal Slaughter
Bird flu outbreaks linked to factory farming lead to mass animal slaughter using inhumane methods like VSD+. Urgent call for change to prevent zoonotic diseases and animal suffering.
H5N1 Bird Flu: Tracking Virus Spread, Preventing Infections
H5N1 bird flu continues to evolve, threatening poultry, mammals and humans. Scientists track its spread and mutations, exploring strategies to prevent outbreaks and cross-species infections.
H5N1 Bird Flu: Cows as Surprise Virus Hosts
H5N1 bird flu found in cow's milk raises concerns about human transmission, though that hasn't happened yet. The virus reaches high levels in cow mammary glands. Other animals are also affected.
Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’s why
Rather, because the strain has spread so far and wide among birds — both wild and domesticated — there are simply more opportunities for mammals to be exposed, says virologist Emmie de Wit of the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Mont.