Study reveals dangerous mutations in H5N1 bird flu
One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable it to more easily replicate in human cells and cause more severe disease in mice compared to a strain found in dairy cattle,
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu
More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested positive for H5N1 bird flu.
Maryland's second case of H5N1 bird flu detected in Queen Anne's County
Maryland's second case of the H5N1 bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Queen Anne's County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
First U.S. H5 Bird Flu Death Confirmed—What the CDC Wants You to Know About Your Risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the first death in the United States linked to H5N1 bird flu. The patient, who was from
Health officials confirm first human death from bird flu in US: 'This puts us all at risk'
As The New York Times reported, a senior with underlying medical conditions was hospitalized and died from bird flu around the start of the new year. The older adult is believed to have contracted the disease from a backyard poultry flock and wild birds,
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Human H5N1 Bird Flu More Virulent in Mice Than Bovine Strain
Researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute reported in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections that one of ...
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No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
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H5N1: How worried should we be?
H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...
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New Study Says Domestic Cats Need To Be Evaluated More For HPAI H5N1 Implications
The report echoes calls by other scientists to ramp up the surveillance of felines, which are susceptible to the virus and ...
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USDA enrolls 15 more states in H5N1 milk testing program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, ...
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Human protein MxA restricts H5N1, but virus mutations raise alarms
Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...
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Backyard chickens in Vancouver being isolated from wild birds amid H5N1 avian influenza risk
A City of Vancouver spokeswoman said bird flu represents a ‘real and present risk’ to backyard chickens, although no ...
Mongolian horses are contracting H5N1 under the radar, says new study
It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of ...
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San Francisco Child Makes Presumptive Recovery from H5N1 Bird Flu, Public Health Risk Deemed Low
A San Francisco child has made a presumptive recovery from H5N1 bird flu, with health officials stressing the low risk to the ...