A 28-year-old man from Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, has passed away due to an H5N1 avian flu infection after likely being exposed to or consuming infected chickens, according to a statement ...
Usually, these mutations are small, but over time the changes can be significant enough that the immune system can no longer recognize, and therefore fight off, the virus. That’s why health ...
As residents grapple with the news, many are learning more about the virus — how to look for signs and symptoms and where the infection started are among the top questions. Governor Gavin Newsom ...
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A cat in Oregon died after eating raw pet food confirmed to be contaminated with H5N1, prompting recall of a Northwest Naturals’ product. McDonald’s Australia has cut breakfast service by 1-1/ ...
Since 2020, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza called H5N1 has been decimating flocks ... marking the first US fatality linked to the respiratory virus.
H5N1 has infected dozens of people in the U.S. and spread to 10 states and Canada this year. California has declared a state of emergency over the spread of the virus in its dairy cows.
It was the first time H5N1 is known to have taken hold in a mammalian species. Until then, people and other mammals who’d gotten sick had caught the virus through contact with birds. The sea ...
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opinions that are related to the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, but this ...
Moreover, the study cautions against the potential reassortment of Influenza A(H5N1) with equine influenza virus (EIV), which could result in a novel influenza epidemic. It recommends that horse ...
The fate of a Canadian teenager who was infected with H5N1 bird flu in early November ... But genetic analysis of the virus that infected her body showed ominous mutations that researchers ...
As cats across Southern California die from consuming human and pet food contaminated by the H5N1 bird flu virus, one pet owner has decided to fight back — using legal recourse to obtain ...