H5N1 Flu

As cases of bird flu continue to surge across the U.S., Americans are largely feeling the symptoms in their pocketbooks rather than their bodies. Chickens, cattle and pricetags are the bird flu&#82…

CDC Advises Expedited Influenza Subtyping in Hospitalized Patients to Help Identify Bird Flu Cases Sooner

Baseless allegations circulate amid anxieties.

The risk that avian influenza viruses will adapt better to humans is increasing. Rapid detection of genetic changes in these types of viruses and rapid

A recent study published in Nature Communications by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and collaborators evaluated a replicating RNA (repRNA) vaccine designed to target a contemporary bovine-derived H5N1 virus and compared its efficacy to a vaccine based on a historical H5N1 strain used in stockpiled vaccines.

In related developments, West Virginia officials suspend poultry exhibitions and Massachusetts warn of sick and dead birds across several cities.

The threat of avian influenza remains front and center as the highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, spreads across North America and beyond, leading to urgent public…

Globally, human cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) have shown a wide spectrum of disease severity while recent US cases have generally been clinically mild, prompting experts to call for a balanced approach to this “formidable challenge.”

This Medical News article discusses new guidance for clinicians and laboratories to prevent delays in detecting human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection.

Scientists say that gene sequencing of H5N1 virus in wastewater could help detect dangerous mutations.

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in dairy cattle and heightened pandemic risks.

In late 2023 an H5N1 lineage of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) began circulating in American dairy cattle Concerningly, high titres of virus were detected in cows' milk, raising the concern that milk could be a route of human infection. Cows' milk is typically pasteurised to render …

Influenza virus pandemics and seasonal epidemics have claimed countless lives. Recurrent zoonotic spillovers of influenza viruses with pandemic potential underscore the need for effective countermeasures. In this study, we show that pre-exposure prophylaxis with broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) …

Toothless guidelines, inadequate testing and long delays in releasing data -- echoes of the missteps during the Covid-19 pandemic -- have squandered opportunities for containing the outbreak.

The fear of another pandemic has resulted in the culling of millions of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and now ostriches. But some experts believe they are not enough of a risk to cause such hardship to farmers

The H5N1 avian influenza crisis has escalated across the United States, with millions of birds affected and significant public health oversight being exercised…

Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but also wild birds, mammals and humans.

The bird flu is making its mark on the nation, leading to rising egg prices because there are fewer chickens. But is there a risk of bird flu spreading from ...

Michaela Simoneau, associate fellow at CSIS, joins the podcast to discuss the U.S. bird flu outbreak, pandemic warning signs, and tools to contain the virus.

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report in Science.

A risk assessment framework was developed to evaluate the zoonotic potential of avian influenza (AI), focusing on virus mutations linked to phenotypic traits related to mammalian adaptation identified in the literature. Virus sequences were screened for the presence of these mutations and their geog …

Here's some intel.

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse.

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

Nature Communications - In response to the emergence of H5N1 influenza A viruses as a novel pathogen of cattle, this study shows that pasteurisation of cows’ milk should effectively...

Dairy cows build a natural immunity to H5N1 after initial infection according to research conducted at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).When highly pa