With H5N1 2.3.4.4b causing chaos overseas, the hunt for the next pandemic is on our shores
Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...
Raw Milk and Bird Flu: The Risk Most Americans Don’t Know About
Most Americans don’t know bird flu is found only in raw milk, and many believe myths about its safety and health benefits. In ...
Move Over, H5N1—Another Bird Flu Strain Has Arrived in the U.S.
The most well-known HPAI subtype circulating today is H5N1. Since early 2024, H5N1 has been causing outbreaks among cows ...
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CDC confirms D1.3 genotype in recent H5N1 case in Ohio
In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...
UK on alert after H5N1 bird flu spills over to sheep in world-first
"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...
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Record-High 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska During Spring Migration Peak—With No Signs of Bird Flu, Despite Concerns
After more than 1,500 of the lanky birds died in Indiana, wildlife biologists in Nebraska were on high alert for the ...
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UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm
The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) today announced the country's first avian flu detection in a ...
H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
The infection was detected in a single sheep in Yorkshire on Monday and, while bird flu does not spread easily to people, the ...
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Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing. The case was identified ...