DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

It has been suggested that there are over 60 other diseases that birds and their droppings can carry ... action it could help contain the bird flu outbreak a good deal. Examples of transmissible ...

5. Cryptococcosis: Another fungal infection, Cryptococcosis can cause flu-like symptoms and even meningitis if inhaled from ...

"We've had avian flu in wildlife for a long time and we have not seen cases due to casual contact with birds, walking through a park with a lot of bird droppings," said Doron. Chicken, duck and ...

Dispose of any cloth or wipe used to remove bird droppings immediately and carefully wash your hands, as bird lime can harbor diseases ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Flu expert says bird flu virus may be spread by infected ... where in fact that's a fungus that grows in the environment. And then on windy days it blows with the dust and you ...

Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths and poultry enclosures.

SUNDAY, Feb. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu ... contact with sick animals or their droppings. Is it safe to eat poultry, eggs ...