The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

South Africa has reported the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on two poultry farms in the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Wednesday.

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

In recent years, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has spilled over from birds to a growing number of mammals, including cats, skunks, raccoons, opossums, rodents and bears.

1961 – The H5N1 strain is isolated in birds in South Africa. December 1983 – Chickens in Pennsylvania and Virginia are exposed to the avian flu and more than five million birds are killed to ...

H5N1 has been confirmed in dairy cattle in nine states, has been found in milk and has prompted the slaughter of millions of chickens and turkeys. But finding it in beef is a new development for ...

The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions. They were hospitalized last month with the U.S.'s first severe bird flu case.

H5N1 virus also poses a threat to human health due to the risk of triggering a new pandemic. Human-to-human transmission, however, has not yet been reported, but its risk is increasing daily.

Nimbus is likely to be more transmissible than the previous variants. It belongs to the JN.1 subfamily of the Omicron family of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Recently, the Influenza A H5N1 virus from a dairy ...

Health officials in Louisiana said Monday that an individual has died from the H5N1 bird flu. The death is the first reported among humans in the United States related to the virus.