The H3N8 virus is a different subtype of influenza A not related to the H5N1 version currently spreading in wild birds and poultry worldwide. It first appeared on the North American continent and ...

H3N8 is known to have been circulating since ... laboratory for testing and the results confirmed that they died due to H5N1 avian influenza," Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Thane Zilla ...

With all the recent stories about the outbreaks of avian flu among cats, we are often asked about how prone our dogs are to this new variant. It is not impossible for a dog to catch bird flu, but ...

India has reported its first case of H5N1 avian influenza in domestic cats, raising concerns about the virus's potential spread to humans. The cases were identified in Madhya Pradesh’s ...

Peter Wade via Getty H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy cows to humans.

These pathogens threaten biodiversity, ecosystems and human health. The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 is one of these emerging pathogens associated with environmental damage caused ...

Researchers have found that acidification can kill H5N1 in waste milk, providing dairy farmers an affordable, easy-to-use alternative to pasteurization. Pasteurization is the only widely ...

In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current ...

Since march of last year, the USDA has recorded a national total of 978 confirmed cases Avian Flu or H5N1 in dairy herds. Minnesota has confirmed a total of 9 cases on dairy farms. Dr. Nicole ...

A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu Health officials say she was likely infected via handling sick birds in a backyard flock The woman is “an older adult” with “other ...