Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

The report is the latest evidence that the outbreak in dairy herds is spreading undetected in cows, and the spillover into ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has entered a concerning new phase, demonstrating its adaptability by spreading from ...

In the event of human-to-human transmission, we must prepare for the worst-case scenario. Healthcare systems will need to minimize patients with suspected avian flu from mixing with other patients ...

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 ...

A Michigan State University researcher says work continues to identify how highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention ... five million doses of a bird flu vaccine to prevent further spread between humans. Human-to-human transmission has not happened in ...

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 ...

Originally found mostly in wild birds and poultry, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1, was discovered in dairy cattle last ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a second version of the avian ... an influenza expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I thought the bird-to-dairy-cow transmission ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... human infectivity or even enable human-to-human transmission, raising the risk of a future influenza pandemic. While there is no evidence yet of ...

data shows that only 868 cases of transmission from birds to humans were recorded between 2003 and 3 November 2022, resulting in 456 deaths. Poultry deaths stemming from avian flu led to rising ...