Avian flu first made the jump from birds into dairy cows on farms in a number of US states in spring 2024. Until now, all ...

State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...

A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom ...

A surge in H5N1 virus cases among pets, particularly cats, has raised alarms about raw pet food safety. The virus, devastating bird populations nationwide since 2022, has infected cats through ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Scientists also know a lot more about H5N1 bird flu than they did the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the US has been preparing for the threat of a new flu outbreak for a long time. Still, the virus is ...

Different blends of those two proteins alongside many other mutations elsewhere in the virus can affect how sick people and animals get and how it spreads. H5N1 has been the dominant grouping of ...