USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

“This is how pandemics start.” This bird flu, which scientists call highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, is already at panzootic—animal pandemic—status, killing birds in every ...

But before we start, Eric, can you summarize what we’ve learned about the H5N1 outbreak in our previous discussions? Eric Rubin: Steve, we’ve had a couple of conversations, first about the ...

A 3-year-old girl died from respiratory complications due to H5N1 bird flu in Mexico The girl had no underlying medical conditions and no history of travel The strain is the same one implicated in ...

Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...

This vaccine showed 100% protection in mice studies against a lethal H5N1 bird flu strain. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists in Buffalo are behind a major breakthrough in the fight against avian flu.

BUFFALO-NIAGARA, N.Y., April 17, 2025 /CNW/ - As H5N1 avian influenza continues its spread across species and continents, a vaccine being developed by University of Buffalo (SUNY) spin-off POP ...

These reports came to light after the discovery of two cases of H5N1 virus in dairy farm workers in Texas and Michigan this year. Both these workers experienced symptoms in the eye after coming ...

The test is designed for rapid deployment should the outbreak escalate. H5N1 has been garnering significant attention, as the spread of infection continues to rise among poultry and livestock ...