The Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) has confirmed a new detection of H5N1 avian influenza in milk from a Maricopa ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal health, and environmental health experts to remain vigilant.

Purpose: A review of the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, including human cases, viral transmission, clinical features, vaccines and antivirals, surveillance plans, infection control, and emergency ...

Pasteurization kills bacteria and viruses, like avian influenza A viruses, in milk. Cook poultry, eggs, and beef to a safe internal temperature to kill bacteria and viruses (this includes pet food).

In fact, it’s considered a highly pathogenic avian influenza, because it can cause severe disease in birds and in other ...

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, per the CDC. The individual from Louisiana who contracted the severe case has been hospitalized.

Influenza, in general, small changes in the genetic structure of the virus can lead to the emergence of new subvariants, and variants and strains, kind of similar to what we see with coronavirus ...

Farm Bureau on the Avian Influenza Frontlines. ... Farm Bureau also strongly encouraged APHIS to implement a testing and eradication strategy that worked with the current structure of the industry. On ...

CAROLINE COUNTY, MD. (WBFF) — The first case of H5N1 avian influenza at a Maryland poultry operation since 2023 has been detected in Caroline County. Officials from the Maryland Department of ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, is a lethal respiratory disease known to infect wild bird populations, most notably domestic poultry such as chickens, as well as ...