H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antarctica
A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, research finds
Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say could not only make the virus more lethal, but increase its spread between mammals and possibly humans.
Two domestic cats infected with H5N1 virus in Michigan
H5N1, which was first detected in 1996 in China and was found in the United States in 2022, has affected 160 million poultry across the nation. In Michigan, it's also been found in red foxes, possums, racoons, coyotes, dairy cattle and two humans.
H5N1 Bird Flu Detected In Cats For The First Time In India—Is There A Risk To Humans?
India reports its first H5N1 bird flu cases in domestic cats raising concerns about its potential spread to humans Experts warn of mutations—should we be worried
Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds
Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.
Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1 bird flu was first reported in Texas dairy cattle. The change is one that researchers have dreaded finding because it is associated with increased mammal-to-mammal transmission and disease severity.
H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...
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Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese
The fairly recent detection of H5N1 avian flu in dairy cattle, however, raises questions about whether the same process can ...
Would Connecticut be ready for an avian flu pandemic?
Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks ...
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Paws for Thought: Bird flu and your companion
Avian flu is for the birds, right? Not so fast. While the H5N1 virus is more deadly for birds, it can infect pets and people.
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Pet owners warned to avoid feeding cats raw meat diets after bird flu cases in Michigan
Cat owners are being warned to avoid feeding their cats unpasteurized dairy products or raw meat diets after two cats in ...
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The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History
COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.
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Previously Undiscovered Cases of Avian Flu in Veterinarians Are Worrisome
The discovery of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, the emergence of new variants, and its potential to evolve ...