A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pausing its milk testing program, which was originally created to monitor avian flu risks. The move follows the elimination of 20,000 HHS positions and the ...

The FDA has halted its quality control program that tests milk but promised to protect the safety of the pasteurized milk ...

Experts reveal critical changes needed in poultry farming to combat HPAI, addressing biosecurity risks and disease ...

What avian flu precautions can I take to protect my livestock? Keep your flock away from open water sources that wild birds ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses were found in 38 people in CA from Sept. 30 to Dec. 24, 2024, including the first pediatric case in the US.

Bird flu cases continue to be detected in live poultry markets in the city two months after the state temporarily shut them ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there ...

According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 603 of the 764 dairies affected by Avian Flu have been released from quarantine.

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...