In March 2024, US federal agencies announced a multistate outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows. Since then, the virus has infected at least 876 cattle herds in 16 states and 65 people have ...
Experimental infection studies in lactating Holstein cows showed that H5N1 B3.13 can infect the bovine mammary gland at doses ...
A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the H5N1 bird flu virus is probably circulating undetected in livestock in many parts of the country and may be ...
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture ...
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
More than two years after H5N1 bird flu was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle, the virus has proven remarkably good at infecting cows and flooding raw milk with viral material. What it has not done, ...
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”.
Researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified a few instances of asymptomatic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. Widespread in wild birds ...
The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ideally within 24 hours. Nirav Shah, MD, JD, principal deputy director of ...
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For the first time, H5N1 bird flu has been documented jumping from pet cat to human
A case report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week has confirmed something experts ...
Could your previous flu infection protect you from bird flu? Scientists find that immunity to 2009 H1N1 slashes the risk of severe H5N1 illness, even after close contact exposure. Study: Preexisting ...
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