Health officials warn that cats are at greater risk as the current bird flu outbreak continues to spread.

Poultry producers, disease experts and government officials are now questioning the practice of widespread culling in response to H5N1 bird flu outbreaks.

NY Academy of Sciences The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, is making headlines and leaving its mark on grocery shelves. Just last week, I visited tw…

USDA officials said there are "no anticipated changes" to the policy for killing flocks with sick birds.

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has expressed concern over another potential widespread Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak in South Africa, since the virus typically migrates with wild birds from Europe to South Africa in winter. This heightens the urgency for proactive measures to safeguard farmers against the disease, including culling infected and at-risk flocks and vaccination.

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to prevent its spread.

Chief of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy gives an update on bird flu (avian influenza). Computational neuroscientist Christopher Gaiteri discusses what research into brain connectivity reveals about dementia and other disorders.

A new study suggests that windborne transmission could be partially to blame for the spread of bird flu between farms.

A recent preprint filled with fundamental scientific flaws is fueling anti-vaccine disinformation.

The bird flu has created a crisis for farmers and consumers, while Musk and Trump have slashed the agency trying to fight the virus.

Two cats have already been infected.

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Free-range egg producers have said the government needs to go further to help the sector combat a rise in avian influenza cases in the UK. It follows a

Expert worry Sandhill cranes and other waterfowl will spread avian influenza to endangered whooping cranes.

The forced culling of millions of hens has led to egg shortages and rising prices across Australia.

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The “filthy” conditions in which birds are living on poultry farms are creating a “breeding ground” for viruses that could ultimately transmit to humans, a...

The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but they roamed freely outdoors, where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.

The outbreak of bird flu that began in the United States in 2022 among wild birds and poultry has since spread to dairy cattle, at least one pig, a growing number of people — and even cats.

This exercise underscored the importance of proactive planning, multidisciplinary collaboration, and integration of biosafety measures to strengthen healthcare system resilience against HPAI/H5N1.

This study illustrated that a single application of a multivalent genetic-matching whole AIV vaccine under laboratory conditions elicits adequate protection against the HPAI challenge, representing 2.2.1.2 and 2.3.4.4b clades. The developed vaccine has the potential to be a vaccine of choice against …

Since 2020, H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b have been rapidly spreading in wild birds but have also caused a large number of mammalian infections and more than 70 known human cases. Importantly, this H5N1 clade has also crossed the species barrier into dairy c …

Avian influenza poses substantial risks to animal welfare and public health. The recent surge in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks has led to extensive poultry culling, highlighting the need for early warning systems. Using data on H5 HPAI virus (HPAIV) occurrence from the World Org …

Airborne transmission via aerosols is a dominant route for the transmission of respiratory pathogens, including avian H5N1 influenza A virus and iE. coli/i bacteria. Rapid and direct detection of respiratory pathogen aerosols has been a long-standing technical challenge. Herein, we develop a nov …

Environmental surveillance has emerged as a pivotal strategy for early detection of pathogens that pose threats to humans (1) but has not been utilized for zoonotic agents. In Asia, live-bird markets (LBMs) are key human-animal interfaces for zoonotic virus transmission (2). Traditional sampling str …

The epidemic of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe from 2021 to 2023 has dwarfed all previous incursions. This fact has driven the need to review biosecurity behaviours and perceptions of virus incursions on commercial poultry farms. This study u …

The evolution and adaptation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses pose ongoing challenges for animal and public health. We investigated the pathogenic characteristics of the newly emerged H5N1/2022 and H5N8/2022 of clade 2.3.4.4b compared to the previously circulating H5N1/2016 of cla …

Infections with H5N1, a type of pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, are spreading among livestock farmers, particularly among dairy cows in the United States. Until now, HPAI/H5N1 has rarely infected humans, but transmission from H5N1-infected dairy cows to dairy workers has been reported. Addi …

H5N1 subtype influenza A viruses represent a long-standing pandemic concern. Owing to their global occurrence in poultry, humans are routinely exposed to these viruses, and hundreds of human cases have been documented worldwide since 2003. The relevant viral lineages are not static, however, and hav …