With H5N1 2.3.4.4b causing chaos overseas, the hunt for the next pandemic is on our shores
Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...
Raw Milk and Bird Flu: The Risk Most Americans Don’t Know About
Most Americans don’t know bird flu is found only in raw milk, and many believe myths about its safety and health benefits. In ...
Move Over, H5N1—Another Bird Flu Strain Has Arrived in the U.S.
The most well-known HPAI subtype circulating today is H5N1. Since early 2024, H5N1 has been causing outbreaks among cows ...
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CDC confirms D1.3 genotype in recent H5N1 case in Ohio
In an update yesterday on scientific investigations related to H5N1 avian flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
UK on alert after H5N1 bird flu spills over to sheep in world-first
"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...
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H5N1 Virus Found in Beef for First Time, FSIS Says
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 ...
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UK reports H5N1 in a sheep on poultry-outbreak farm
The UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) today announced the country's first avian flu detection in a ...
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Influenza of avian origin (H5N1) confirmed in a single sheep in Yorkshire
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing. The case was identified ...
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Antibodies Against H5N1 More Likely in Adults with History of Flu Infections
Previous exposures to older flu strains prime the immune system to produce antibodies against bird flu (H5N1).