H5N1 Flu

The threat has gotten serious enough that hospitals are now looking for the disease (When it makes sense clinically)

When highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was detected in U.S. dairy cattle in March 2024, it sparked a wave of research.

Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in domestic cats.

The strain, called D1.1, was behind a human death from bird flu last year.

Experts say discovery raises questions about wider spread of virus and difficulty of controlling infections in animals

Genome sequencing of milk from Nevada has identified a different strain of bird flu in dairy cows for the first time, the USDA says

Farm workers in Washington state have also tested positive for D1.1 after culling infected poultry. Their symptoms were described as milder.

No human bird flu cases have been linked to the consumption of raw milk. However, health officials still remain wary of raw milk consumption, citing a lack of data around whether humans can contract the bird flu from drinking it

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows.

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen in cows, the agency's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said on Wednesday.

Other countries are using a bird flu vaccine successfully in poultry and that if we vaccinate the poulets (the young birds) today.

ALBANY — If people suspect a wild bird may be exhibiting avian flu symptoms, they now have a way to report it. On Thursday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced an online platform for people to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds. The platform was designed as part of […]

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reported 124 new cases of Highly Pathological Avian Influenza (HPAI) over 32 different states in the past 30 days, with egg availability in some grocery stores across the country impacted.

We write to request an immediate resumption of communications related to virus and disease communication, particularly influenza viruses like H5N1 Avian Influenza (bird flu)

With human infections of avian flu present in the U.S., workers remain most vulnerable to the virus.

The ICMR has initiated the process of development of an ingenious human vaccine candidate against highly-pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1).

A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom affecting individuals exposed to animals.

This is the first time a highly dangerous form of the H5N9 virus has appeared in the US.

Targeted starling removal a critical step

Five new outbreaks are in Missouri, a state that has lost about 4.3 million poultry over the past 30 days.

Reintroduced to U.S. Congress on February 3, 2025, the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA) seeks to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The bill is sponsored by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also referred to as “factory farms,” are large-scale facilities that raise food-producing animals in confinement. At present, FDA lacks the authority to conduct microbial sampling on factory farms during foodborne illness outbreak investigations, and therefore, public health investigators are frequently denied access to CAFOs.

An Oregon cat tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, exhibiting symptoms like fever and respiratory issues.

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent among Chicago's wild birds.