The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Thus far, the outbreak is growing slowly, says Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman. But a lack of coordination and testing continues ...

Other US cases of H5 were detected in people who've worked directly with sick animals. Health officials say the risk to the ...

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June 5A new study examining the 2023 bird flu outbreak in South America that killed around 17,400 elephant seal pups and 24,000 sea lions found the disease spread between the animals in several ...

Welcome to the National Animal Disease Center, a government research facility in Iowa where 43 scientists work with pigs, ...

Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...

Indeed, some animal markets in the city already have experienced bird flu outbreaks, and operators have had to kill hundreds of birds. New York State ... markets posed “a serious and pressing ...

establishing new safety protocols to limit spread. While outbreaks continued through May, only four have been found since the start of June. The bird flu epidemic started in earnest in 2022 and ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on X ... pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently spreading through U.S. animals-- and develop ways to stop it. Particularly important is the testing ...

SO WHILE THIS OUTBREAK CONTINUES ... reported in Texas in March.The study also noted a new and rare combination of genes in the bird flu virus that spilled over into the cows, and researchers ...