Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has published the following letter addressing the growing zoonotic ...

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Two domestic cats in Washington state have been infected with bird flu after eating raw pet food. The state Department of Agriculture confirmed the virus in both animals based on test results ...

Scientists from Australia's La Trobe University have found that despite mutations and evolution of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which has decimated wild bird ...

All the poultry on the premises are being culled after the discovery of the "highly pathogenic avian influenza" (HPAI) H5N1, the agency said. A 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone and 10km (6.2 mile ...

Canada has bought half a million vaccines designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza in humans. The vaccines are intended to stamp out any potential human transmission of the disease by immunising those ...

PAUL — Beginning the week of Feb. 24, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, working with state government and industry partners, will begin sampling and testing raw cow’s milk for the H5N1 ...