Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of ...

No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in ...

On February 19, Tulane University reported that a new variant of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza ... Lakdawala, an influenza virologist and co-director of the Center for Transmission of ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

Q: What is avian influenza? Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but ...

Recent revelations about the transmission of bird flu between humans and cats have prompted increased attention from health authorities and pet owners alike. A study published in the Morbidity and ...

Food Theft' Among Seabirds Could Be Transmission Point for Deadly Avian Flu Sep. 16, 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

a common symptom of avian influenza in cats. While useful, the ad hoc addition of H5N1 testing to rabies programs is a passive structure. Given the pandemic risk from H5N1, active surveillance of ...

While New York state has not had a case of avian influenza in dairy cows, veterinary experts say milk testing underway at dairy processing plants is the key to early ...

The typical timeline for subtyping influenza A specimens has sped up to help identify emerging avian flu cases in ... leading to prolonged transmission and overwhelmed healthcare systems ...

The discovery of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, the emergence of new variants, and its potential to evolve into a human-to-human transmissible virus necessitates immediate and ...