New Strain of Bird Flu in Nevada Reveals a Concerning Mutation
An emerging strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spilled over from wild birds to dairy cows in the state of Nevada, and officials at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and some scientists are concerned by a mutation they are seeing.
Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, according to a new technical brief from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
USDA milk testing shows different strain of H5N1 bird flu in Nevada dairy herds
The USDA said four Nevada dairy herds were infected with an H5N1 bird flu strain that has circulated in wild birds, making prospects for containment in cows appear dim.
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists on high alert.
Bird flu has caused growing problems around US. Here's latest on disease in MD, elsewhere
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.
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House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — ...
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Bird Flu in Connecticut: Experts Provide Insights On Risk, Mutation, And Preparedness
Dr. Paulo H. Verardi, a virologist and head of the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science at the University of ...
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 ...
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Where is bird flu in Louisiana? What we know about the outbreak and response
The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which ...
First Reported H5N9 Bird Flu Outbreak In US As H5N1 Keeps Spreading
While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...
New bird flu strain detected on poultry farm as experts monitor mutations
A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...
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Expert concerned U.S. not prepared for bird flu spread in humans
When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns one ...
First H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in San Mateo backyard flock
The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity ...
Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos
Migrant farmworkers are on the front lines of the H5N1 surge — but deportation fears complicate virus surveillance ...