Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a discovery in 2024 came as a surprise to public health ...

According to the World Health Organization, infections in humans can cause severe disease with a high mortality rate.

Experts urge to prepare for possible new pandemic spreading in all 50 states: new H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cows, human infections. What to know ...

Among animals, more than 169 million commercial poultry or backyard birds have been infected in the current H5N1 outbreak, ...

PARIS, April 18 - Liberia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry ... The disease, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years ...

The Global Virus ... influenza A. If the hospital cannot determine which H and N subtype is present within the patient, specimens will be sent to the agency to ensure patients are not carrying H5N1.

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A ...

H5N1 is a strain of influenza A, better known as bird flu. This highly contagious virus mainly targets birds but can also spread to other animals, including dairy cows and even humans. Symptoms ...

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know.