Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

Prophylaxis is considered for close contacts of those currently infected. In the unlikely, but possible, event of a bird flu ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...

Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A ...

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the ...

Bird flu cases continue to be detected in live poultry markets in the city two months after the state temporarily shut them ...