As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

Type A H5N1 influenza has been spreading through animals and some people in the United States. Bird flu has been detected in a variety of bird populations since January 2022, and in March of last ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

This suggested a staggering mortality rate, around 50 percent — a warning of H5N1’s deadly potential. The vast majority of infections and deaths were before 2020. But a few years of quiet ...

A 3-year-old girl died from respiratory complications due to H5N1 bird flu in Mexico The girl had no underlying medical conditions and no history of travel The strain is the same one implicated in ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single ...

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 ...

BUFFALO-NIAGARA, N.Y., April 17, 2025 /CNW/ - As H5N1 avian influenza continues its spread across species and continents, a vaccine being developed by University of Buffalo (SUNY) spin-off POP ...

To slow the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza — such as the prevalent H5N1 strain — real-time reporting of current genome data is crucial. Yet “extensive delays” of 7.5 months or ...