"To date, all samples tested have been confirmed as seasonal subtypes H1 or H3, which rules out infection with H5N1 [bird flu]. The fact that no other human cases of H5N1 have been identified via ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Headlines as of late have sounded alarms about the spread of the avian flu, known more colloquially as the bird flu. Over the last year, a highly pathogenic avian influenza, A(H5N1), has ...

Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu. The project ... subtypes H1 or H3, which rules out infection with H5N1.

concerns about highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — remain. The public is paying attention. Consumers are experiencing volatility in egg prices and are concerned about food ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks within poultry and U.S. dairy cows. Recently, there have been several human cases of bird flu within U ...

Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus has begun to accelerate and move between species. Bird flu (H5N1) originated ...

Scientists have been keeping an eye on bird flu ever since it was first discovered nearly 30 years ago. Experts have long recognized that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease has pandemic ...

Bird flu doesn't just mean more expensive eggs. It's presenting a serious health threat. The Global Virus Network has reported at least 70 cases in humans, including cases of severe disease and ...

WASHINGTON — When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears that the virus could become more infectious to humans. So far, that hasn’t happened, virologist ...