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

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

From egg prices to pet food recalls – and now, confirmation that another strain of bird flu has infected a large commercial ...

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

A specific strain, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b ... Moreover, genetic analysis revealed mutations associated with mammalian adaptation, some of which have already become fixed in the viral population.

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Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...

In February 2024, dairy farmers in Texas began noticing their cows were producing less milk and that the milk was discoloured ...

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic.

Although human infections from H5N1 have been relatively rare ... And because new keys can be made only through random mutation, the odds of obtaining all the right ones are very slim. Given these ...

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

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 ...