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The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 in dairy cattle was confirmed in March 2024 by the U.S ...
Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the U.S. Here's what you need to know about the current situation.
While the risk of contracting and dying from the H5N1 avian flu remains low for humans, researchers continue to hunt for ...
The H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, has reached alarming levels globally, and Canada is on high alert. H5N1 is known for infecting hundreds of bird species and dozens of mammals.
As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...
The rising per capita demand for eggs has contributed to higher prices for chicken ova, but the recent steep increase largely stems from outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu virus among commercial egg ...
Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists right here in Buffalo are behind a major breakthrough in the fight against avian flu. Local leaders are excited about the promising research, and how it could have a ...
A health worker takes a sample from a hen to test for bird flu in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/ HT File Photo) The joint assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people is based on ...
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 ...