In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses were first recognized to cause human illnesses in Hong Kong in 1997. As of November 1, 2024, more than 900 human cases in 24 countries had been ...

Bird flu viruses normally attach to a type of cell receptor that is rare in human upper airways, which is believed to be one of the reasons why H5N1 doesn’t easily infect people and does not ...

The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1. Some flu viruses carried by birds cause only mild infections and are classified as low-pathogenic viruses.

Researchers don’t know why most human infections with avian flu in the US — which have primarily been with the B3.13 strain — have been mild. One reason may be that H5N1 is clumsy at ...

“The recent emergence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus infections in dairy cows and humans in the U.S. has raised alarms regarding the potential for a pandemic,” they wrote.

Unlike the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is already a test that detects H5N1, which is a subtype of influenza A. But a person infected with bird flu who isn't experiencing any symptoms is ...

Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, also known as H5N1 bird flu, is a viral infection that has seen a large spike in infections across the U.S., in wild birds, poultry, cattle and ...