H5N1 Flu

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'We are taking further action to try and prevent the further spread of disease'

Trump and RFK Jr. have moved to fire thousands of highly trained employees at the CDC and other agencies since Friday.

Veterinary experts said the CDC's most recent report lacks detail that could confirm whether people can spread the virus to domestic cats — or vice versa.

FSA is set to host a webinar covering the risks of bird flu in beef and dairy.

In Indiana alone, 17 facilities tested positive for bird flu.------------------------------------------------------------------Read more on https://www.whas1...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides another example of the virus' penchant for surprise.

The mutation doesn't appear to reduce viral fitness, as evidenced by its rapid spread, the authors say.

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, a new study shows .

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A viruses (HPAIV) pose a significant threat to both animal and human health. These viruses have the potential to cause severe respiratory and systemic infections in birds and several mammalian species. The recent global outbreak of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b spread in …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13 infection has been documented in cats on U.S. dairy cattle farms. In May 2024, the detection of HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection in two cats that were reported to be exclusively indoor, and that had respiratory and ne …

Grassley signed a bipartisan letter calling U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to ramp up the departments approach to bird flu. ▶️ Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Local5YouTube_subscribe Facebook: https://facebook.com/WeAreIowa X: https://x.com/weareiowa5news Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareiowa 💻 Stream us on WeAreIowa+: https://www.weareiowa.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/weareiowa-plus-ott-streaming-app-24-7-news-channel-roku-amazon-fire-tv/524-1558f3b4-af48-447d-9974-a7dd4cd9a0b7 📱 Download the We Are Iowa app: https://weareiowa.com/app 📩 Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: https://weareiowa.com/email

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is expected “in the coming days” to announce a new strategy to fight the escalating outbreak.

The Trump administration is looking to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by Bird Flu. The focus will instead be on biosecurity and medication to contain the outbreaks. Reuters reports that the USDA has given conditional

The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.

Add a third pet food company to the growing list of manufacturers whose raw cat food is suspected of having infected one or more cats with the highly pathogenic influenza virus, usually referred to…

Two house cats died after contracting bird flu in the homes of dairy workers, a troubling sign that the virus may be moving between species and becoming more widespread.

Another study demonstrating the effectiveness of pasteurization for the inactivation of avian influenza in dairy products has been published—this time, focused on dairy products other than milk. As the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1) outbreak continues to affect North American dairy herds, several studies have examined whether the virus poses a food safety risk in pasteurized milk. The science has shown that, although HPAI can be detected in cow’s milk, pasteurization inactivates the virus, rendering it non-infectious and therefore not a risk to public health. (Raw dairy, however, could potentially contain live HPAI H5N1 virus, and experts advise against consuming it).

Findings indicate that air ventilation systems could play a role in airborne transmission of the virus.

In December 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) identified three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in poultry flocks. Nationally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed 36 cases of H5N1 in livestock across four st

The U.S. will be seen as a pariah in the global community if it does not play a collaborative role in preventing the next major disease outbreak.

In late January, U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and

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Former CDC Director Tom Frieden says the cuts are shortsighted and risk public safety, especially given the threat of H5N1 bird flu.

This report describes highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection among two indoor cats living in homes of dairy workers.

The death of pets and a “red flag” study have experts worried about the virus that has infected 69 people and killed one patient in the US.

A team of government veterinarians with the State Veterinary Institute Prague in the Czech Republic has found possible evidence of windborne H5N1 infections in chickens. In their paper posted on the bioRxiv preprint server, the group describes how chickens in a closed environment became infected with the H5N1 virus despite no contact with other chickens, wild birds, or their feces, leaving the wind as the only likely source.

As the avian flu outbreak continues to evolve, it is critical for us to continue monitoring, testing and surveillance.

India's apex health research body has warned that H5N1 infection in humans has a high case fatality rate, exceeding 50 percent.