Now avian flu is bringing more attention to its risk “I almost ... music blasted something about a revolution and people carried signs that read “Vaccine mandates violate bodily autonomy. ”From the ...

Researchers stress that HPAI H5N1 must be closely monitored for genetic changes, especially as cases rise in humans exposed to infected birds, cows, or mammals. The highly pathogenic avian ...

A new study by biologists from the Scripps Research Institute shows that a bird flu virus is just a single mutation away from ...

Since its discovery in 2021, the H5N1 virus has been able to bond with receptors in avian species, marine mammals, and even (occasionally) humans. By 2024, that virus was spreading widely in the ...

State health officials emphasize that there is no evidence that human-to-human transmission of bird flu — avian influenza H5N1 — is happening in Arizona or anywhere in the U.S. to date.

While H5N1 infections in humans are rare, when they do occur, they have the potential to be extremely serious. A new study has shown that horses have been infected with H5N1—avian flu—in Asia ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test dairy cattle for evidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza before ... It can be passed on to humans who work in close contact with sick and dead ...

Cats "shed the virus through both respiratory and digestive tracts, potentially creating multiple routes of exposure to ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is back in the spotlight. This highly contagious viral infection primarily affects birds but has occasionally jumped to humans, raising global alarm.

Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona, has identified avian flu, specifically the H5N1 strain, in its birds.

Most worrying, though, is the spillover from livestock to humans. So far ... where a low pathogenic avian influenza became a highly pathogenic one. Out of those, 37 were associated with commercial ...