In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a group of researchers characterized the pathogenicity and transmissibility of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1)...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. We’re now in the midst of a multistate outbreak of influenza A H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows and...
While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow’s milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses, airborne transmission of the virus between...
In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers in Alaska, United States of America (US) reported a natural infection of a highly...
A herd of dairy cattle stand in a cowshed on a rural farm in Canada. Photographer: James … [+] MacDonald/Bloomberg getty Labs in Canada have begun...
A highly infectious type of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has shown concerning zoonotic transmission in recent weeks. The outbreak, which has reportedly affected...
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Representative image. AP Two unusual bird flu infections among humans were reported recently — one from Mexico, where a new strand infected a person, and the...
With avian influenza spreading quickly around the globe, the virus has more opportunities to mutate and cause problems for people. By some calculations, H5N1 bird flu...
BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) recently stated that it signed a framework contract to receive 665,000 doses for the influenza vaccine Seqirus. The Commission’s Health...
A “small but detectable quantity” of infectious H5N1 bird flu virus was able to survive a common approach to pasteurizing milk, according to new research co-authored...
Almost three months after the first case of a highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in a dairy cow was officially confirmed, more than 80 herds dairy...
Due to the spread of avian flu in American dairy herds, the Canadian government has expanded its surveillance program of testing. Lactating dairy cattle imported from...