How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA spokesperson said, which has emerged over the past year to dominate U.S. cases in wild birds and poultry.
Officials: Bird flu spreading in state, but cases still low in Central Mass.
The number of bird flu cases in Central Massachusetts is relatively low, compared to a swath of the state that runs from Greater Boston to Southeastern Massachusetts. That message was delivered Wednesday during a virtual update from state health officials on the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus.
Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage. While wastewater already ...
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
In related developments, West Virginia officials suspended poultry exhibitions and Massachusetts warned of sick and dead ...
Here's what you need to know about the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, and what bird flu might mean to you, your ...
"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, more commonly known as H5N1 or bird flu, claimed its first human victim in the United ...
When bird flu first struck dairy cattle in Texas last year, it was unclear how the virus might spread. As of now, H5N1 has ...
Two baby bald eagles died from bird flu this week in Florida, according to local wildlife experts in Lee County.
Although cases of bird flu are surging among birds in the UK, the risk of the virus spreading to humans still remains ...
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