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Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...
Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...
Five years after Covid-19 reached New Zealand shores, we are bracing for the arrival of another deadly virus: a strain of ...
The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu.
The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...
Scientists say H5N1 could have pandemic potential. "There are a lot of nightmare scenarios where this spreads around the world pretty quickly," said Dr. Angela Rasmussen, an American virologist ...
On average, ferrets infected with H5N1 bird flu lost nearly 10% of their body weight and had fevers. They were lethargic, and had nasal and ocular discharge along with sneezing.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses like H5N1, ... The bird flu: a new emerging pandemic threat and its pharmacological intervention. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2007 Jul;1(2):277-83.
Moderna had been awarded over $750 million to develop a vaccine against bird flu, which has been circulating in farm animals and sickening people.