SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirmed two cases of H5N1 bird flu in two domesticated

The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial breeder chicken flock in Greene County, Mississippi has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Samples from the flock were tested at the Mississippi Veterinary Research & Diagnostic Laboratory,

With 64 confirmed bird flu cases among humans in the U.S., experts say it's not time to panic, but remain watchful.

In light of the global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) outbreak, and considering the virus’ spread from poultry to dairy cows in North America, FAO has published recommendations for monitoring for HPAI H5N1 in cattle.

Nature Reviews Microbiology - In a recent study, Lin et al. uncovered that a single substitution in the bovine influenza H5N1 haemagglutinin protein switches the specificity to human receptors.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today, 23rd December, that it has implemented an immediate suspension of poultry meat and products imports from specific regions in the United States and the United Kingdom due to recent notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) regarding outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza.

Experimental antiviral NV-387 demonstrates superior efficacy against H5N1, outperforming existing treatments while showing potential resistance-proof properties in latest research.

Traws Pharma, Inc. announced progress in the development of its investigational one-dose influenza investigational therapy, tivoxavir marboxil for treatment of H5N1 bird flu. Topline Phase 1 Results...

Severe outbreak in US among animals, with some human cases, causes worry but there's good reason to believe bird flu isn't the next Covid-19.

Poultry farm reports abnormal chicken death leading to major cull in Yunlin

The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, these maps show. Here are the symptoms and what to do if you think you might be infected.

This year has been marked by concerning developments in the virus’ spread, including widespread detections in wastewater and mutations observed in the virus.

As bird flu makes headlines with its first severe U.S. case, experts share crucial information about symptoms, risks, and prevention methods to keep y

According to one expert , drinking raw milk is “foolish” due to its potential to harbor dangerous bacteria and viruses.

A Californian recently became the first child in the U.S. to be infected. It looks like a matter of when, not if, this will spread faster among humans.

A new administration is about to take over just as a possible new pandemic is staring humanity in the face, plus more from the week in Opinion.

The mutating Avian Flu virus has spread rapidly in California, the nation’s largest producer of milk. Farmers are frustrated that their herds are getting infected despite various precautions.

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in

Avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu, has been a common disease among livestock and wild animals alike throughout the years yet the rising cases of...

Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher on CDM with Bill Quinn

California's dairy industry has been clobbered in recent months by a rampant outbreak of bird flu among its cattle, leading to recalls of raw milk and a state of emergency being called by the governor. Meanwhile, the first human case has been identified in Wisconsin. Other news reports on covid, norovirus, and more.

H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b cases rise in U.S., with no deaths; Louisiana patient hospitalized with severe infection.

The disease has shown up on 30 dairy farms in Michigan and made several farmworkers sick, the state said.

The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, infecting dairy cattle, poultry farms and 61 humans across the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called it the first severe case in the U.S., though the risk to most of the public is still low.

A Louisiana patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 virus infection—the first U.S. instance of severe illness linked to the avian flu and the first linked to a backyard flock.