As part of ongoing work related to pandemic prevention and preparedness, WHO held a consultation on public health risk mitigation through A(H5N1) vaccines in September, 2024, which reviewed licensed ...

The closely-spaced deaths of two cougars in Washington state suggest the virus is likely more widespread than thought.

A two-year-old girl in southern India died from bird flu after eating raw chicken, the first fatality linked to the H5N1 ...

SACRAMENTO, the United States -- Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four dairy cow herds, as this mutation could ...

WASHINGTON—Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the United States and around the world. A new study traces how the disease ...

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...

Both cats tested positive for bird flu in spring of 2024 and lived in households with individuals working on dairy farms who chose not to get tested for HPAI A(H5N1). Highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

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The UK has confirmed a case of H5N1 influenza of avian origin in a sheep in Yorkshire, in a world first. The infection in the animal was identified through routine and repeated milk testing, which was ...

Follow him on X and IG @theonlykilty It's a new chapter for Peru, and they return to World Cup qualifying action on Thursday night when they host Bolivia in Lima, with a new manager. Luis Ramos of ...

Avian influenza is “evolving in ways we haven’t seen before,” says Martha Nelson, a computational biologist and staff scientist researching pathogen evolution at the National Institutes of ...

The UK government has issued a warning to travellers visiting Peru after the country declared a state of emergency amid a recent crime surge. The emergency comes after weeks of escalating violence ...