Experts urge US to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human infections ...

H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b genotype B3.13 influenza A virus was confirmed in milk samples with limited detection in nasal swabs. Phylogenetic analysis showed that virus sequences isolated from cattle ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

Global Virus Network warns of potential H5N1 pandemic, citing outbreaks in US dairy cows and humans. The virus, primarily affecting birds, poses a risk to humans through direct contact.

Intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine offers protection against clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 infection in small animal models. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58504-z ...

WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans. So far, that hasn’t happened, virologist ...

Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic potential, just like COVID-19 or swine flu. In the past three years, outbreaks of bird flu, formally called ...

The team's ability to model H5N1's evolution in real-time measures how rapidly the virus can change, which is critical when it comes to anticipating and responding to public health threats.

While some surveillance of H5N1 has been carried out, the GVN highlights the lack of comprehensive testing and monitoring to assess the virus's spread and risks to public health. A robust ...

While some surveillance of H5N1 has been carried out, the GVN highlights the lack of comprehensive testing and monitoring to assess the virus's spread and risks to public health. “A robust ...

Experts urge U.S. to prepare for possible new pandemic as H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads with dairy animal and human cases. Here's what to know.