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As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
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Americans Are Underestimating Bird Flu. In A Future Pandemic, That Could Be A Problem
Any evidence of a bird virus jumping readily into mammals is a worry, as it could indicate that mutations that allow for ...
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Nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine developed
Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic, this platform ...
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Why cats are so vulnerable to H5N1 bird flu
In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther ...
Mexican child infected with H5N1 bird flu dies from respiratory complications
A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...
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Bird flu is creeping toward human transmission − how do we stop it?
The viruses that cause avian ... open image in gallery H5N1 is displaying a common pattern of stepwise invasion from animal to human populations When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu ...
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H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
Image: In 2024, dairy cows tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu in several US states. Pic: AP Human case in West Midlands Mr Pebody said: "H5N1 is not new. It's been around for quite a ...
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Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...
Liberia reports H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says
Liberia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday.
Mexico confirms country's first human death from H5N1 bird flu
A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country's first confirmed human case of the virus, Mexican health authorities said Tuesday. Mexico's Health Ministry said ...
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Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between humans. Here's how to slow its progress.
Workers who are in frequent contact with potentially sick animals are at high risk of bird flu infection. | Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images Disease ... evident that H5N1 is displaying a common ...
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H5N1 bird flu spillover to horses, raises fears of new viral strains
Evidence of bird flu infections in horses ... Research Letter: Evidence of Influenza A(H5N1) Spillover Infections in Horses, Mongolia. Image Credit: kagemusha / Shutterstock In a recent study ...