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The strains causing widespread outbreak now – avian influenza A (H5N1) 2.3.4.4b viruses – first arose in 2020 and spread via migratory birds to Africa, Asia and Europe, according to the World ...

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.

The National Biodefense Plan, which Panjabi oversaw, was launched in 2022 with the goal of providing enough vaccines for all at-risk populations within four months of a pandemic’s start. If bird ...

Our most recent flu pandemic—2009’s H1N1 “swine flu”—was, in absolute terms, a public-health crisis. By scientists’ best estimates, roughly 200,000 to 300,000 people around the world ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that’s been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.