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Specific data about H5N1 outbreaks on farms has generally been deemed confidential by state and federal officials.
Seventy U.S. H5N1 cases reveal unusual patterns: fewer deaths than abroad but much higher risk than seasonal flu
The CDC experts said overall the studies show that influenza A may infect mammals through nonrespiratory routes. Though consuming H5N1-contaminated food or milk can lead to infections in animals, there are limitations to translating the findings to people.
Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know. While bird flu has been around for decades, the discovery ...
A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in Antarctica.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Sept. 10 announced Minnesota's avian influenza A virus, or H5N1, status is now considered unaffected for dairy herds by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In a statement, the FDA said the San Francisco County Department of Health learned that a cat became ill with H5N1 after eating Rawr Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats and was euthanized. County officials tested a sample from an open container of the product collected by the cat owner, revealing H5N1.
Norway has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, on a farm in the north of the country, Reuters reported, citing the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on Tuesday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.
FDA finds H5N1 bird flu virus in certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats A San Francisco cat that ate the food became sick and was euthanize
Human mammary glands contain sugars that avian influenza can latch onto to infect cells, researchers report August 8 at medRxiv.org. The finding, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, raises the possibility that nursing babies could be infected with bird flu through breast milk.
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