Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...
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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 ...
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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First Human H5N1 Death in the United States — Just the Beginning?
Concerns about the spread of the H5N1 outbreak intensified after the US Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of a second strain of bird flu in dairy cows in Nevada, marking the first ...
What Is Bird Flu and How Does It Affect Egg Prices?
A series of reported outbreaks at some of the largest egg producers in the U.S. have caused a shortage in egg supplies, as ...
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With Bird Flu, the Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...
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H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
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 ...
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WHO says communication with US authorities on H5N1 bird flu a ‘challenge’
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 ...