CNN reports a Nevada dairy worker may have been infected by deadly D1.1 version of H5N1 bird flu Worker shows only mild symptoms Genetic analyses of this version show changes that could make it ...

Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to this point in the ongoing dairy outbreak. It's the same strain that killed ...

Last week, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of Avian Influenza-Bird Flu (H5N1). With the Biotech Showcase ...

Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in domestic cats.

A new version of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in milk samples collected from dairy herds in Nevada. The strain, known as D1.1, had so far been associated only with migrating birds and ...

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 ...

Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm in the western part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal ...

A consultant's report says a wall of shipping containers at a Moncton scrapyard has reduced noise levels at nearby homes, but a resident in the area questions that assessment. The wall ...

The finding highlights a key concern about the H5N1 strains of bird flu currently circulating in the U.S.: the speed at which the virus can mutate when introduced to a new host. Naturally found in ...

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 ...

It also recommends asking about recent close contact with a symptomatic person with a possible or confirmed case of H5N1. Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, director of CDC's National Center for ...