If you want to excite public health officials, ask them about the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This flu virus has been ...

A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new ...

H5N1 Virus Outbreak News: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an emergency warning for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, also known as bird flu. The virus, which has ...

H5N1, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A, is a subtype of influenza A virus that causes avian influenza or flu in cows, birds, and other mammals. However, this highly infectious respiratory ...

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus, known as Type A H5N1, have spilt over from wild birds into cattle at least twice in the US. Experts said it raises new questions about ...

A surge in H5N1 virus cases among pets, particularly cats, has raised alarms about raw pet food safety. The virus, devastating bird populations nationwide since 2022, has infected cats through ...

“No doubt that human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, H5N1 virus that primarily causes bird flu, has a high potential for severe respiratory infection as well as high ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

CNN reported Saturday night that a worker tested positive for the D1.1 version of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Confirmation testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is underway.

The H5N1 bird flu virus first emerged in southern China in 1996 and caused large outbreaks in poultry in Hong Kong in 1997. The outbreak was controlled but not eradicated and resurfaced in 2003.

Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the avian influenza H5N1 virus in poultry birds that died on January 25. The collector and chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority ...