H5N1 Flu

By Ryan Berry

CHICAGO — A conservation group in Chicago says hundreds of red-breasted mergansers, a species of diving duck that typically winters in the Great Lakes region, have been found sick or dead of suspected avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — in the area over recent days. Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM), a volunteer conservation project […]

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the potential for it to mutate has raised concerns among the scientific community that it could result in human-to-human transmission and a new pandemic. Farmers are also concerned. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.

Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

With new cases of avian influenza appearing, what does this mean for global health and what are drug developers doing about it?

Democrats are understandably eager to stick it to Trump over his unmet campaign promise to reduce prices. But society's fixation with cheaply produced eggs is precisely what got us into this mess.

A cat in Washington County recently tested positive for bird flu after exposure to wild birds. The Oregon Department of Agriculture found an outdoor cat w

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

A Massachusetts biopharma giant is at the center of preparations already underway if bird flu mutates and begins to find humans as hospitable hosts.

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human consumption while viral RNA may still be detected.

Differences between Influenza H5N1, A/H1N1 2009, and SARS-CoV-2 in a pandemic risk scenario

Avian Influenza virus H5N1 2.3.4.4.b has recently been detected in cattle, with milk from infected animals reported to contain a high viral load, serving as a potential source for shedding and dissemination of this virus. Currently, pasteurization is the only widely recognized method for on-farm ina …

There have not been any cases among commercial flocks in Massachusetts, said Agricultural Commissioner Ashley Randle.

Iowa has confirmed its second case of bird flu witihin domestic birds in 2025.The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture

A rapid rise in avian influenza outbreaks in January led to the culling of more than 5 million birds during the month, bringing the total for the season to 8.1 million. Egg prices are slowly rising.

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak.

The tools the US used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren't working this time, according to some agricultural experts. Some egg farmers have called for vaccinations for poultry.

After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry, egg prices, and U.S. exports?

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the NIH Vaccine Research Center have unveiled promising results from their study on a new antibody treatment aimed…

LUBBOCK — Just as quickly as the bird flu is spreading, the virus is changing.

Justice Michael Battista ruled Friday to stay the cull order imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency while the farm seeks a judicial review of the case.

The British scientist on the risk of humans contracting bird flu, how people would cope with new lockdowns and being asked to pour the tea because she is a woman

As the United States sees a climb in bird flu rates, cases are also on the rise in Virginia, particularly in the eastern portions of the Commonwealth.

Public reminded to minimize risk of spread by preventing contact between domestic animals and wild birds On Jan. 30, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced an online platform for the public to report suspected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in wild birds. The platform was designed as part of an ongoing effort to monitor HPAI in New York. “Early detection of HPAI is key to preventing its spread. DEC’s new reporting tool will help us understand how HPAI is impacting wild birds, so we can find it quickly and take further action to keep it contained,” State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said. “I encourage » Continue Reading.

The H5N1 avian influenza subtype has been identified at goose farms in Pest County, in central Hungary.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is reminding citizens that shooting down drones or chasing down drone operators could land Hoosiers in hot water, including a stint in fed…

In March 2024, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 of the clade 2.3.4.4b was detected in dairy cows in Texas and has since been detected in several other U.S. states (1). Virus has been detected within cow’s milk, indicating that the mammary epithelium may support viral replication (2). Virus has also been detected on milking machines, leading to a hypothesis that influenza is spreading through fomites from udder to udder instead of the intranasal route (3, 4). There have been studies using cows to better understand mammary infections; however, the cow model is costly and limited (1, 5). We sought to establish a model for intramammary infections of H5N1 and H1N1 influenza virus in mice.

For nearly 40 years, scientists have gathered at Delaware Bay to track flu viruses in the bird population, hoping to catch early signs of potentially dangerous outbreaks.