The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...

Existing flu antivirals may not work well against H5N1; avoiding raw milk and reducing dairy worker exposure may be the best ways to prevent infection. Scientists found that frequently used flu ...

He declined to elaborate. A U.S. outbreak of the H5N1 virus has infected nearly 70 people, mostly farm workers, since April 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported for the first time last ...

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 ...

H5N1 influenza normally spreads between sick poultry, but it can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. Cambodia reports third fatal human H5N1 case of the year. (Photo: cidrap.umn.edu) Hanoi – A ...

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A senior US animal health official has urged calmness over recent academic findings suggesting that ageing may not eliminate ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single ...

Both cats tested positive for bird flu in spring of 2024 and lived in households with individuals working on dairy farms who chose not to get tested for HPAI A(H5N1). Highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

The H5N1 virus has been detected on a 600-head dairy farm in central Minnesota. Michael Crusan with the Minnesota Board of Animal Health says it’s the first detection in livestock since last summer ...

Bird Flu News: After battling the deadly pandemic-causing COVID-19 virus for over 5 years, the United States is now grappling with the highly transmissible H5N1 virus or bird flu virus.

Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. A single sheep on a Yorkshire farm has tested positive ...