What is H5N9 and how is it different from H5N1? Scientists classify bird flu viruses by which kind of two key proteins are inside of them: the hemagglutinin, like H5 or H3, and th ...

H5N1 is a shapeshifter ... “I don’t think this one is going to be a major outbreak (in humans),” Michael says. “[But] the risk is always, always there because of the way we manage nature.” ...

The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.

A small outbreak of human bird flu cases ... by Newsweek using Flourish shows global cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans from 2015 to 2023, according to WHO data. The CDC, in a statement announcing ...

During the 2023-2024 flu season ... raw poultry or raw milk,” urged Lynette from Vermont. “Since the H5N1 outbreak started among dairy cows and birds in the U.S., dozens of cats have been ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture first announced finding H5N1 in dairy cows in March, although researchers suspect the outbreak began in December 2023. More than 900 herds of cattle across 16 ...

Scientists also know a lot more about H5N1 bird flu than they did the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the US has been preparing for the threat of a new flu outbreak for a long time. Avian influenza ...

Finland, which experienced an H5N1 outbreak on fur farms in 2023, has already done so. Earlier this month, the Biden administration, which had been rightly criticized for a slow response to H5N1 ...

Latest data shows which counties have been hardest hit by bird flu outbreaks among poultry flocks as the human case count climbs.

BALTIMORE --The nationwide outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is being blamed ... a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023. The virus was detected following a routine ...

Since the office’s formation in 2023, it has initiated multiagency ... or openly communicating information about the H5N1 outbreak. And without a seat at the WHO’s negotiating table, where ...

PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm in the western part of the country ...