CT DEEP, CT DoAg and CT DPH collaborated to release a fact sheet with important facts about the Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading ...

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

Scientists Identify Mutation That Could Facilitate H5N1 'Bird Flu' Virus Infection and Potential Transmission in Humans Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations ...

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has grabbed headlines as it impacts poultry and egg production ...

CDC finds H5 bird flu antibodies in 3 veterinary practitioners, highlighting need for enhanced surveillance and safety protocols.

A new strain of the bird flu virus that has already killed one person has now been detected in herds of dairy cows in Nevada. Until now, this particular strain had only been associated with birds and ...

A Flock for the Flu.  Light geese will begin their migration north shortly, and likely will have some form of the H5N1 virus ...

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

"If the natural reservoir for this virus was any other animal species than birds ... humans will be caught unprepared and ill ...

But reinfections suggest that the virus, called H5N1, could circulate on farms indefinitely ... getting novel viruses forming in the wild bird reservoir,” Dr Moncla said.

When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly ...