The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...
Avian influenza viruses, also called bird flu, can infect a wide variety of bird species and some species of mammals — ...
In the U.S., bird flu headlines have focused on an unprecedented number of American cases and the impact of the virus on dairy cows and on poultry ...
More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. One person has been killed.
The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...
Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird ...
A new H5N1 strain has been spotted in cows and New York is temporarily closing live poultry markets, among other warning ...
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.
A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...
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the virus will evolve to overcome the vaccine. In this new study, the researchers wondered if that might be the case with H5 subtypes of the avian influenza virus—most specifically, H5N1 and H5N6.