The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed ... The CDC said the patient’s ...

It was a first for cows last March when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the highly pathogenic avian flu virus ...

Scientists Identify Mutation That Could Facilitate H5N1 'Bird Flu' Virus Infection and Potential Transmission in Humans Dec. 5, 2024 — Avian influenza viruses typically require several mutations ...

A mutation in the H5N1 bird flu virus, linked to increased infectiousness and disease severity, was identified in two cats. This mutation, PB2 E627K, is associated with enhanced mammal-to-mammal ...

Knowable Magazine answers questions about how dangerous bird flu is, where it came from, and what key events paved the way ...

Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated Raw ... when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human ...

Flu comes on faster than a cold. In flu, fever, chills, headaches, body aches and exhaustion are typically the first symptoms ...

The 114 commercial outbreaks in South Dakota have led to the death or intentional killing of more than 6 million turkeys, chickens and other birds.

In assessing the possible pandemic risk spurred by H5 bird flu spread and mutation, global researchers agree that “the avian virus (remains) high on lists of potential pandemic agents,” as reported in ...

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus could mutate and begin to ...